Matt Collins
08-30-2010, 12:38 PM
WASHINGTON – Faced with mounting criticism over Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama is leaving a persistent -- and, some say, strategic -- ambiguity about a July 2011 goal to start withdrawing troops.
In recent weeks, Obama has faced thinly veiled calls from the defense establishment to delay the date. But the war is increasingly unpopular with the US public, particularly the base of his own Democratic Party.
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http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/afghanistan-barack-obama-troops/2010/08/28/id/368642
In recent weeks, Obama has faced thinly veiled calls from the defense establishment to delay the date. But the war is increasingly unpopular with the US public, particularly the base of his own Democratic Party.
Read more:
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/afghanistan-barack-obama-troops/2010/08/28/id/368642