RSSGates: Big Afghan role for U.S. troops for 2 to 4 years
From: The Washington Times | December 6, 2009
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates says Americans should expect a significant U.S. military presence in Afghanistan for two years to four years more. Just as in Iraq, the United States eventually will turn over provinces to local security forces, allowing the United States to bring the number of troops down steadily, according to Mr. Gates, who appeared on three Sunday talk shows with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to discuss President Obama's new Afghan war plan. That plan includes an increase of 30,000 U.S. troops, followed by a scheduled transition to a greater role for Afghan forces that would ...
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