Obama Weighs Quicker Afghanistan Pullout

With Osama bin Laden dead and war costs increasing, the Obama administration is weighing a sharper drawdown of troops from Afghanistan than it had planned, the New York Times reports. But the issue is still very much up in the air, and outgoing defense secretary Robert Gates advocates slower steps….

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Obama Weighs Quicker Afghanistan Pullout

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