Obama to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016

[Pete]

Obama to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016

http://www.fayobserver.com/news/nati...f20a87bd6.html

"WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will keep 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017, according to senior administration officials, casting aside his promise to end the war on his watch and instead ensuring he hands the conflict off to his successor...."

Don't look for Code Pink to have any protests outside the White House.

[mark46th]

Too late for Iraq. And the 200,000 to 300,000 already murdered...

[MtnGoat]

Afghanistan is a lost cause... We need to stop spending U.S. Money there!!

[CAARNG 68W]

Wouldn't a full fledged Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) do a bit to curb Taliban influence?