Posted: 7/9/2013 2:36:39 AM EDT
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Obama strongly considers withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan in 2014
President Barack Obama is seriously considering withdrawing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan in 2014, a senior administration official told CNN. The official's comments came after The New York Times reported the administration was looking at speeding up the troop withdrawal to the "zero option," leaving no troops in Afghanistan. Until now, U.S. and Afghan officials had been discussing plans to keep a small force behind to fight insurgents and to train Afghan security personnel. But Obama has, in recent months, grown increasingly frustrated in dealing with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Their relationship soured further last month after the United States and the Taliban planned peace talks. In response, Karzai cut off negotiations with the United States on the residual troop presence post-2014. A "zero option" has always been among the scenarios the United States envisioned. But the new revelation means that it could be a very possible one now. http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/08/politics/afghanistan-troop-withdrawal/index.html In before the zero jokes and chest thumping |
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Almost 12 years. 12 years. 12 fucking years and how many lives lost? How much money wasted?
Russia was in and out of Georgia in what? A few weeks? This is exactly why I hate the compassionate warfare crowd. Should've gone Metallica's first album on their asses. It would've been a lot cheaper and a lot more guys coming home. |