I support President Obama's decision to begin the deliberate, responsible drawdown of 10,000 U.S. surge forces from Afghanistan over the course of this year, with a further drawdown of the remaining 23,000 surge forces by the end of summer 2012.
Carter endorses Obama's plan for a responsible troop drawdown in Afghanistan.
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