Richard
11-08-2010, 05:42
I wonder what the 'Indians' will have to say about that? :confused:
And so it goes...
Richard :munchin
Pentagon Chiefs: Afghans Can Manage By 2014
AP, 8 Nov 2010
Afghanistan should be ready to handle its own security by the year 2014, the top U.S. defense chiefs said Monday.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen said NATO should endorse the 2014 timeline proposed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai when the alliance holds its annual summit later this month.
"As a target at this point that makes sense, so I am comfortable with it," Mullen said.
The 2014 date would give a symbolic deadline for ending the war and bringing most combat forces home. The war is already in its 10th year and unpopular in the U.S. and Europe.
The U.S. plans to begin withdrawing some of its 100,000 troops next summer, but has never said exactly how long some forces would remain. The top NATO civilian in Afghanistan, Mark Sedwill, has said the 2014 deadline is feasible for all but a residual allied force including special forces and trainers.
U.S. responsibility will extend for years, Gates said Monday.
(cont'd) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101108/ap_on_re_as/as_us_afghanistan
And so it goes...
Richard :munchin
Pentagon Chiefs: Afghans Can Manage By 2014
AP, 8 Nov 2010
Afghanistan should be ready to handle its own security by the year 2014, the top U.S. defense chiefs said Monday.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen said NATO should endorse the 2014 timeline proposed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai when the alliance holds its annual summit later this month.
"As a target at this point that makes sense, so I am comfortable with it," Mullen said.
The 2014 date would give a symbolic deadline for ending the war and bringing most combat forces home. The war is already in its 10th year and unpopular in the U.S. and Europe.
The U.S. plans to begin withdrawing some of its 100,000 troops next summer, but has never said exactly how long some forces would remain. The top NATO civilian in Afghanistan, Mark Sedwill, has said the 2014 deadline is feasible for all but a residual allied force including special forces and trainers.
U.S. responsibility will extend for years, Gates said Monday.
(cont'd) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101108/ap_on_re_as/as_us_afghanistan