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U.S. may remove all troops from Afghanistan after 2014
CNN ^ | January 8th, 2013 | Mike Mount

Posted on 01/08/2013 8:54:28 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

The Obama administration is considering the possibility of removing all U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the NATO combat mission officially finishes at the end of 2014, White House officials said Tuesday.

The comments by Ben Rhodes, the White House's deputy national security adviser, come as the Pentagon and White House mull over the number of troops that could be left in Afghanistan after 2014 to fight insurgents and train Afghan security forces.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai and President Obama are scheduled to meet on Friday in Washington.

Rhodes said the administration is considering a range of options, with one scenario having no U.S. troops there. The range, according to defense officials, had until recently been between 6,000 to 15,000 U.S. troops possibly remaining in the country, based on an assessment by the U.S. top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen.

"We have an objective of making sure there's no safe haven for al Qaeda within Afghanistan and making sure that the Afghan government has a security force that is sufficient, again, to assure the stability of the Afghan government and the denial of that safe haven," Rhodes said.

"That's what causes us to look for different potential troop numbers or not having potential troops in the country," he continued.

Rhodes said there were no expectations on any deal on post-2014 troop levels during the Karzai visit, and he said it could be months before any decision was made.

The White House remains committed to ensuring Afghanistan does not return to its status as a safe haven for Al Qaeda, Rhodes said

(Excerpt) Read more at security.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; bhogwot; exitstrategy; nato
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1 posted on 01/08/2013 8:54:36 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

This seems to be good news. If the US military can’t defeat the terrorists in Afghanistan, how can they defeat gun owners here?


2 posted on 01/08/2013 8:58:12 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
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To: MinorityRepublican

Why wait? Exit that hellhole ASAP


3 posted on 01/08/2013 8:59:55 PM PST by plain talk
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To: MinorityRepublican

Good. Its not worth the lives of our soldiers and the treasure of our country.


4 posted on 01/08/2013 9:00:20 PM PST by bigdaddy45
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To: MinorityRepublican

Too much to hope for —I heard these reports are a simple PR smokescreen.

Heard from very credible sources Uncle Sugar will be soaking the acid-throwing heroin farmers for a good 30, 40 years.

Modest drawdown from the CURRENT LEVEL...? Yeah, maybe.

But anything WE here want? NNnnnnope...!!


5 posted on 01/08/2013 9:06:03 PM PST by gaijin
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To: MinorityRepublican

...”may” reduce...


6 posted on 01/08/2013 9:09:03 PM PST by capecodder
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To: plain talk
WINNER!!!
7 posted on 01/08/2013 9:32:39 PM PST by stylin19a (Obama - Fredo smart)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Sure hope so! Any arguments about this is long past.


8 posted on 01/08/2013 9:33:09 PM PST by Deagle (quo)
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To: MinorityRepublican

how about now.


9 posted on 01/08/2013 9:41:10 PM PST by television is just wrong
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To: MinorityRepublican

Why wait? Since “Americans” have decided not to go for the win, let’s get the heck out now!


10 posted on 01/08/2013 9:56:02 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Where can I pick up a 2013 Mayan calendar?)
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To: MinorityRepublican
As one defense official told CNN on Monday about the Afghan president, "It's Karzai; who knows what he will want on any given day."

The problem is Karzai, who is simply too drugged-up to lead the country.

11 posted on 01/08/2013 10:42:07 PM PST by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Who Cares? I got my OBAMAPHONE!
12 posted on 01/08/2013 10:45:35 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpAOwJvTOio)
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To: MinorityRepublican

The comments here are so discouraging.
I begged for help here back n 2008-09 to show my home front effort to discourage enemy soldiers.
Trying to come back on, but I keep reading I am not back long enough to send mail here.
Anyway, please if anyone is reading this who wants to help our soldiers on the ground by showing the enemy Americans never abandoned our soldiers, but instead were blocked from helping them win through home front efforts due to the campaigns for the 2006 elections, help me. I am an expert on the matter. No one will stand against those despicable campaigns. Everyone caved and assumed associating with efforts to help win the war meant more election defeats.
I cannot send private mail yet. But hopefully someone sees this article, and my comment, and wants to discourage enemy morale. I just need a little help to show what I have done trying to counter the effects of the 2005-06 campaigns. Someone please who reads this, who wants to discourage enemy soldiers, help those like me who have tried to use efforts like in World War II against the enemy. Enemy soldiers have fought with the highest morale possible since those sick campaigns. Please help me counter it, finally.


13 posted on 01/08/2013 11:07:29 PM PST by NotIdaho5
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Wait. What? We’re still in Afghanistan??!! I guess it’s not in the news because none of our fine boys are dieing over there anymore. Bush sure killed a lot of our troops though - front page every day.

(Sarcasm - and not in a funny way. I wonder how much of the sheeple DO think that we aren’t fighting over there any more?)


14 posted on 01/08/2013 11:20:47 PM PST by 21twelve (So I [God] gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. Psalm 81:12)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Why don’t we build them some more roads, schools, and bridges, while our roads, schools, and bridges are falling apart?


15 posted on 01/09/2013 12:50:44 AM PST by Veggie Todd (All politicians are liars, thieves, and whores!!!!)
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To: plain talk

Why wait? Exit that hellhole ASAP

My sentiment exactly.


16 posted on 01/09/2013 3:14:55 AM PST by MountainYankee
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To: MinorityRepublican

Yay!


17 posted on 01/09/2013 3:18:53 AM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: plain talk
Why wait? Exit that hellhole ASAP

The same could be said of just about any blue state here too.

Head to red states a.s.a.p. and let the blue state socialists reap what they sow.

18 posted on 01/09/2013 4:04:36 AM PST by peyton randolph (FUBO and his wookie beard)
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To: NotIdaho5

Are you doing it through radio? Most Afghans can’t read and there is little electricity. The Taliban supporters do have cell phones though. Obamaphones?


19 posted on 01/09/2013 4:36:20 AM PST by huldah1776
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To: MinorityRepublican

GET THEM OUT NOW!!!

zer0bama does not back the military...wont let them protect themselves...zer0 had Osama bin Laden killed after Bush set the spies and intelligence into motion...then took full credit.

so...WE WON! Get the h3!! OUT! NOW!


20 posted on 01/09/2013 5:03:38 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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