RSSGates sees slow Afghan pullout, not exit timetable
From: The Washington Times | December 7, 2009
Top military officials have rebutted Republican criticism of the administration's timetables for Afghanistan, saying withdrawals are scheduled only to begin in 2011 and that a significant U.S. military presence will remain in Afghanistan for years. President Obama's plan calls for handing over the country's security to local authorities eventually, allowing the United States to lower troop levels in Afghanistan gradually, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said. "I don't consider this an exit strategy, and I try to avoid using that term," Mr. Gates said Sunday on ABC's "This Week." "I think this is a transition that's going to take place. ...
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