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
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Leave now and MOAB to Hell for miles around any place there where a terrorists shows his stupid face on any of our surveillance resources...oh, and be sure to make sure the Afghans know we will.
If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler’s bidding.The current POTUS is the same one that criticized the surge in Iraq back when a senator and had no reply when the success of same was thrown in his face. Agreeing with him over withdrawing from Iraq and Afghanistan is shaming the success of that surge, AFAIAC.
— Sun Tzu, The Art Of War 10:23
In retrospect, we should’ve helped — not hindered — the Soviets efforts to usurp that hellhole in the ‘80s. But who knew... we were convinced the mohammedans were the “good guys.”
Soviets=Soviets’
why wait? Today looks good.
Tommorow is ok too.
Remember when we went in guns a-blazing back in 2001, with hopes of a resounding victory against the Taliban and al-Qaida? My, how things have changed in 11+ years...
Exactly. I have no confidence in the CiC so bring them home before he gets more of them hurt.
I’m sure Obama will pull out troops but continue sending Karzai Billions. Afghanistan will fall to the Taliban soon after and my guess is Barry will still send the Cash and military aid.
IOW: Not
If he's serious, get them out this year.
There is one solution for Afghanistan. Pull out the troops and civilians and let the Taliban flood into Kabul and Kandahar. Then nuke both cities.
About time!
It’s high time we got out of the sandbox, especially since our ROEs are putting our troops in a no-win situation.
that being said, I’m highly suspicious of the O’bastard’s motive in needing to “get the troops home” right now.
So they can go door to door taking the peasants guns away.
What's the point? We overthrow blood thirsty savages, just to turn it over to blood thirsty savages?
Scorched and Salted Earth!!!!!
“Why wait? Exit that hellhole ASAP”
Megabump!!
Yes radio. Not allowed on. People still fear triggering a replay of the campaigns for the 2006 elections. In World War II, if you had a way to help win the war by doing something in the home front, a way to discourage enemy soldiers, I assume you had a hundred places to take it and help get it implemented. Since 2006 there is literally nowhere to go in America for this. You are only allowed to comfort the soldiers and thank them. Those efforts don’t challenge the campaigns for the 2006 elections. They don’t say the war should have been fought. I can go to at least fifty places easily if I want to send the troops care packages. I can go nowhere to help them win.
But if I get to show what I did, I open the door for everyone like me. No one has opened that door for me since 2006. I assume I have to do it myself.
Meanwhile, enemy soldiers are ecstatic to take the battlefield, since they see zero efforts from the American home front to defeat them. I want them demoralized. I want American soldiers facing enemy soldiers who question why they are fighting, rather than certain they will soon win. I want enemy soldiers driven to desert. I am barred from trying to bring this about, all due to fear the 2006 elections might occur again and sweep in more candidates who oppose the war.
YOu might recall Obama signed an agreement where they get 2 Billion of our treasure every year now in aid.
Both should be pulled.
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