Leon Panetta said...

We now hope that American troops in Afghanistan will be able to withdraw from combat to an enabling role soon after the middle of next year; about 18 months earlier than planned.

Context

Panetta discusses the timeline for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

01/31/2012

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