Current Events U.S Withdrawal From

Afghanistan Gavin Turner Period 1 Honors English

“Our troops will continue coming home at a steady pace as Afghan security forces move into the lead. Our mission will change from combat to support. By 2014, this process of transition will be complete, and the Afghan people will be responsible for their own security.”

“It's a big change for Afghan commanders used to U.S. troops taking the lead and accustomed to having the formidable U.S. firepower and air support”

“The prospects of the survival of the Karzai regime, which has a narrow political base, without foreign military support remain extremely bleak..”

“Fifty percent of Americans say the United States should speed up withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, while 24% prefer sticking to the current timetable to leave by the end of 2014, and 21% say the U.S. should stay as long as it takes to accomplish its goals.”

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After spending a long time fighting multiple wars over in the Middle East we have decided that we should finally pull out. Rather than being right in the war helping with the fighting, we would like to just start supplying the Afghan Security Forces.The expected date to have most of our soldiers out of places like Iraq and Afghanistan is sometime in the year 2014. We believe and are hoping that the Afghan Security Forces that the military spent time training will be able to protect themselves.