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President Barack Obama has ordered the Pentagon to plan for an "orderly
withdrawal" of American troops from Afghanistan by year's end as chances for
a security agreement between the countries fade."
"Obama spoke with Afghan President Hamid Karzai by phone in the morning, and
the White House signaled that Karzai was still unlikely to sign a bilateral
security deal before he leaves office."
"The deal would give the U.S. a legal basis for keeping troops in
Afghanistan beyond 2014, although fewer than the 33,600 currently stationed
there. As many as 100,000 troops were in the country as recently as 2010."
"With Karzai soon out of power, the decision would be punted to whoever wins
this April's presidential election."
Well, it doesn't really matter what Karzai's successor might decide.
President Obama has already made the decision to pull out of the 'Stan.
Karzai just handed him a golden bridge to withdraw across. We aren't going
to fight anymore.
By Epictetus
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