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President Obama said he would begin to draw U.S. forces out of Afghanistan in July 2011, even after sending some 30,000 more by mid-2010.
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WEST POINT, N.Y. Declaring our security is at stake, President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night, but balanced the buildup with a pledge to an impatient nation to begin withdrawing American forces in 18 months.
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President Obama will address the nation on his plan for Afghanistan in a speech at the United States Military Academy at West Point tonight. The speech is scheduled to begin at 8:00 P.M. Eastern, and will be covered live on all of the major television news networks and can be viewed online at WhiteHouse.gov/live.
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Barack Obama is to set an ambitious timetable for the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan , with the first troops pulling out by July 2011. The announcement is aimed at countering US public fears that the country is being sucked into a Vietnam-style morass.
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US PRESIDENT Barack Obama today announced a troop surge of about 30,000 soldiers in a bid to overrun the Taleban in Afghanistan.
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President Obama is in a unique position these days. ...read more
