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RSN: The Real Reason Obama Is Leaving 9,800 Troops in Afghanistan



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FOCUS: Juan Cole | The Real Reason Obama Is Leaving 9,800 Troops in Afghanistan
President Obama intends to keep 9800 troops in Afghanistan. (photo: The Nation)
Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "President Obama on Tuesday morning announced the end of the Afghanistan War on December 31, 2016. He envisions about 10,000 US troops there through 2015, then 5,000 in 2016, then virtually none except to guard the Kabul embassy in 2017."
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