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Gates Hints Afghan Pullout Could Start Before July 2011
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyDefense Secretary Robert Gates, in an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, raised the possibility Wednesday that some U.S. troops could begin leaving the country before the July 2011 deadline for withdrawal. Gates hedged his bets and did not elaborate. "We will begin that transition no later than July 2011, but the pace will depend also on conditions on the ground," he said, according to CNN. President Obama ordered 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan last year and coalition forces are in the midst of an offensive against Taliban fighters. The defense secretary toured training camps in ...
U.S. Combat Role in Iraq to End by 2011
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailySecretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari announced that the two countries have reached a preliminary agreement on a time line for U.S. combat troop withdrawal from Iraq. According to the agreement, all U.S. combat forces will be out of Iraq by the end of 2011, a little less than three and a half years from now. The role of U.S. forces inside Iraq will change as well. The agreement calls for U.S. troops to be stationed outside of Iraqi cities by June of next year, in a backup role for Iraqi forces, who will have complete control of security in all of the ...
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