In his speech before the cadets at West Point this evening, President Obama outlined plans to begin withdrawing U.S. troops starting in July, 2011. Obama gave Afghan forces 18 months of an increased U.S. military presence in their country — after that, he said American troops will begin to leave the theater they first entered in 2001.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=134023