U.S. forces will begin to withdraw from Afghanistan in July 2011

[impik]

On a conference call with reporters to discuss the president's new plan for the war in Afghanistan, an administration official said U.S. forces will begin to withdraw from Afghanistan in July 2011.

"This will probably be the most misunderstood and misreported point," the official said, emphasizing that date represents "the beginning of a process."

Rejecting criticism that setting a public date would encourage the Taliban to wait out the U.S. effort, the official said: "If the Taliban thinks they can wait it out, I think they're misjudging the presidents approach."

http://www.politico.com/politico44/index.html?refresh=1

[impik]

1. I guess this is not big enough news here

Or maybe it's a problem for some Obama-Haters, that he's actually going to end this thing pretty fast.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

4. Perhaps it doesn't say what you think it says

You cannot post an OP about how a long process of disengagement with no timetable will begin on 2011 and then chastise people for not getting "that he's actually going to end this thing pretty fast."

That's not what the OP says.

[Cha]

9. They don't give a shit..it doesn't fit into

their own Orwellian "endless war" "warmongering" memes.

[ShortnFiery]

2. UNSAT! Bring the troops home from the entire ME now. eom

[alsame]

3. I think people may be waiting to hear this come out of his own

mouth tonight.

[Aramchek]

5. Obama has an Exit Strategy, unlike his predecessor

[Flaneur]

6. Hell, they probably won't all even get there by then!

[Cha]

7. Thanks, impik..now we're

beginning to see some evidence of what's really going on.

[swilton]

8. Yes, and US Troops Were Going to be Withdrawn

from Iraq

And Guantanamo Bay was going to be closed

Anyone want to buy a bridge in Brooklyn?

[harun]

10. You should have no trouble selling that bridge around here.

[ClarkUSA]

11. You just killed the buzz of the 24/7 Obama Outrage Club members. K&R

:kick:

[tekisui]

12. That is far from certain or concrete.

What the President will talk about tonight is a date by which he has given the mission that we will begin to transfer our lead responsibility -- that is, the U.S. and NATO lead responsibilities from that operation -- to Afghan counterparts. He will not, however, tonight specify the end of that transition process, nor will he specify the pace at which it will proceed. Those variables -- pace and end -- will be dictated by conditions on the ground.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/12/01/preview_of_obamas_speech_on_afghanistan.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=political-wire

[avaistheone1]

13. Will exit prior to his re-election campaign....how convenient.

Lotsa luck pulling that one of Obomba. I am sure the Taliban will accomodate your plans. :sarcasm:



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