It was just a few months ago when President Obama made a public statement calling for 33,000 troops to be withdrawn by the end of 2012. It seems that this time frame is still expected to stay in place, even after the recent slaughter in Afghanistan. Sunday, March 11, 2012, a U.S. soldier murdered 16 Afghan civilians, inclusive of women and children. Reports have confirmed these actions were of a renegade soldier. President Barack Obama immediately contacted Afghan President Hamid Karzai to extend his condolences and offer support for the bereaved families. It is imperative that the United...

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Wednesday evening, President Obama addressed one of the biggest questions of the American people, when will the troops be coming home? During the live address he stated, troops will start being withdrawn from Afghanistan as early as next month. As you can imagine there has to be a plan in order to withdraw this large amount of troops from foreign land. The President made it clear that he feels the resources of the American people can and should be used elsewhere including the troops. A goal has been set that there will be less than 100,000 soldiers in both Afghanistan and Iraq by the end of this...

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