RSSGates: Obama withdrawal plan meant as prod for Afghans
From: The Washington Times | December 2, 2009
UPDATED: Top Obama administration officials said Wednesday that a plan to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan by mid-2011 is intended to push that country's government to assume responsibility for the nation's long-term security but that President Obama will consider a midcourse correction. A day after Mr. Obama outlined plans to escalate the war with an additional 30,000 U.S. troops in the coming months, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that the administration will conduct a "thorough review" of its plan and the progress of the war in December 2010. "If it appears that ...
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