Posted on 02/25/2014 9:02:10 AM PST by ColdOne
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama has told the Pentagon to prepare for the possibility that the United States will not leave behind any troops in Afghanistan after its troop drawdown at the end of this year, the White House said on Tuesday.
Obama conveyed the message in a phone call to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, who has been balking at signing a bilateral security agreement that the United States insists it must have before agreeing to leave a contingent of troops behind for counter-terrorism operations and training.
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"Obama tells Pentagon to prepare for possibility of leaving no troops in America"
I do, perhaps not completely for the sake of our allies but for the standing of this country. BTW when I say allies I mean those Afghanis, who put all their eggs in the US basket and supported us at the risk of their own lives, as well as those we’re protecting from the Taliban. We’re there now and need to finish the job one way or another. As it is we’re not only turn coats and liars we’re quitters too.
So would you rather leave troops in Iraq or Afghanistan under conditions where they could be arrested and tried by the local authorities if a civilian go killed?
Yes, admit defeat and bring our brave troops home. Why should we lose one more arm or leg or life in Afghanistan? Our few troops that are left have become cannon fodder and target practice. They no longer have a “MISSION”.
BRING THEM HOME NOW, before Obama kills or maims any more troops.
Because he is an islamist murderer. Fairly simple. And he ain’t nowhere near done.
...but he will leave behind large numbers of “Welcome Back!” banners for the Taliban. They’ll be carefully rolled-up and stored in the classrooms at various girls’ schools — because the girls won’t be needing those any more...
I'd rather the taliban "Trotskyize" him than see that happen.
Obama never WANTED to leave any forces behind, and deliberately sabotaged the SOFAs, IMO.
Ew.
Amen. If we are going to have terrible ROE's...I would rather us bring every single American home today...than leave ANY over there as fodder.
I vote for option 2, or at least hope that is the outcome.
Obama said this? you could have knocked me over with a feather...
No, and I wouldn’t. But Karzai’s survival depends on the future goodwill of the United States and Obama basically didn’t make that point. Failed in Iraq, too.
I wonder what he has told State as they have a very large Embassy compound in Kabul and a Consulate in Herat.
Or maybe Karzai didn't agree. Regardless, and not that I care at all about Karzai or what happens to him, it's the Afghan refusal to sign an agreement that is the issue. Without one our troops are too vulnerable. So without one I don't think we can afford to have a single one there.
Failed in Iraq, too.
You are aware that the U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement was signed by George Bush right? And all Obama did was leave two weeks early?
Fine by me. HIgh time to let those 7th century barbarians get back to tending their opium and raping and killing each other with great abandonment.
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