John McCain actually said...

If we leave at the end of 2014, the ANSF will begin to deteriorate.

I would not support keeping troops behind, because it would be a needless risk of American lives.

So in your view, if we left Afghanistan with no residual force, we could see a replay of the Iraq scenario?

It's very disturbing to me to hear the President say that the longer Karzai waits the lower the number of troops will be.