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Obama to Announce Halt of U.S. Troop Withdrawal in Afghanistan
New York Times ^ | 10/15/2015 | Michael Rosenberg

Posted on 10/15/2015 6:22:19 AM PDT by EBH

The United States will halt its military withdrawal from Afghanistan and instead keep thousands of troops in the country through the end of President Obama’s term in 2017, Mr. Obama will announce on Thursday, prolonging the American role in a war that has now stretched on for 14 years.

The current American force in Afghanistan of 9,800 troops will remain in place through most of 2016 under the Obama administration’s revised plans, before dropping to about 5,500 at the end of next year or in early 2017, senior administration officials said.

Some of the troops will continue to train and advise Afghan forces, while others will carry on the search for Qaeda fighters and militants from the Islamic State and other groups who have found a haven in Afghanistan, they said.

In abandoning his ambition to bring home almost all American troops before leaving office, Mr. Obama appears to be acknowledging that Afghan security forces are still not near ready to hold off the Taliban on their own.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 201510; 2016; 2017; afghanistan; flipflop; foreignpolicy; isil; obama; tailban; taliban; withdrawal
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To: exit82

Why does he pronounce it Tollybon?


21 posted on 10/15/2015 8:10:25 AM PDT by sanjuanbob (Skeptic)
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To: MNJohnnie

The only one running that would take the fight to the enemy and then get the hell out of the Middle Eastern hell-hole is Donald Trump. The rest would have us in Afganistan till hell freezes over, especially neocon Rubio.


22 posted on 10/15/2015 8:14:07 AM PDT by NKP_Vet (In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle,stand like a rock ~ T, Jefferson)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

It is all about him.
He has no concept of American loyalty or citizenship.


23 posted on 10/15/2015 8:14:16 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: EBH

Since he has demonstrated time-and-again that he has absolutely no idea what he is doing, he would delegate all such decisions to the military itself, if he had any love for this country ....

OK. Well then, that answers that.


24 posted on 10/15/2015 8:15:38 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: EBH

Why do I think that the only reason Obama will stay in Afghanistan is to avoid taking blame for what will happen if he orders the US out, or that he has his hand in the Opium trade and still needs a bigger cut?

I guess I shouldn’t speculate like that.


25 posted on 10/15/2015 8:19:34 AM PDT by LachlanMinnesota
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To: EBH

Was listening to Mr. Obama’s nose grow a bit longer while trying to reboot the computer. Maybe that computer was trying to tell me something. :)


26 posted on 10/15/2015 8:27:37 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: EBH

Traitorous POS won’t give them what they need to win in the “Graveyard of Empires”.

Nail, Coffin; 1 each.


27 posted on 10/15/2015 8:29:39 AM PDT by HLPhat (This space is intentionally blank.)
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To: sanjuanbob

Because the tolly me bananas


28 posted on 10/15/2015 8:30:35 AM PDT by LachlanMinnesota
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Putin wants the United States to go broke in that hellhole? Just like the Russians did...

I’m sickened we’re going to be throwing US lives and treasure down that rathole. Nothing there for us. Absolutely nothing.


29 posted on 10/15/2015 8:33:48 AM PDT by GOPJ (Democrats want gun legislation? Fine. Pass a Bill outlawing 'gun free' zones.)
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To: LachlanMinnesota

>>the only reason Obama will stay in Afghanistan

Maybe Comrade Chairman Flex-O-Bumble is providing his homosexual appointees with a forum in which they can do the most damage to what’s left of American moral character?


30 posted on 10/15/2015 8:34:28 AM PDT by HLPhat (This space is intentionally blank.)
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To: EBH

So, I understand the JV Team (ISIS) has been showing up in big number in Affeeganeestan.


31 posted on 10/15/2015 8:35:00 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: GOPJ

>>Putin wants the United States to go broke in that hellhole? Just like the Russians did...

And Comrade Chairman Flex-O-Bumble is a strategic ASSet, after all.


32 posted on 10/15/2015 8:36:10 AM PDT by HLPhat (This space is intentionally blank.)
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To: EBH
Bad optics with Pooty kicking Islamic butt in Syria. Anyone who thinks 0bama is doing it for anyone other than himself hasn't been paying attention the last seven years. I did notice one interesting item: read the entire article and it didn't blame Bush once. The Times is losing it.
33 posted on 10/15/2015 8:39:22 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: GOPJ

He’s either deliberately confused or a total klutz.


34 posted on 10/15/2015 8:40:10 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: sanjuanbob

Good question.


35 posted on 10/15/2015 8:42:07 AM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11 HillaryForPrison2016)
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To: sanjuanbob

Because that’s how the Tollybon pronounce it.


36 posted on 10/15/2015 8:45:01 AM PDT by GOPJ (Democrats want gun legislation? Fine. Pass a Bill outlawing 'gun free' zones.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

You’re right - it’s weird - either way...


37 posted on 10/15/2015 8:55:31 AM PDT by GOPJ (Democrats want gun legislation? Fine. Pass a Bill outlawing 'gun free' zones.)
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To: dfwgator

It along with Iraq, Iran, Syria and North Korea.


38 posted on 10/15/2015 9:18:39 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: sanjuanbob

Cause he is a dufus.


39 posted on 10/15/2015 9:19:23 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: EBH

40 posted on 10/15/2015 9:20:40 AM PDT by PROCON (A proud CRUZader.)
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