Gates Calls July 2011 the Beginning, Not End, of Afghan Withdrawal - nytimes

WASHINGTON — Perhaps only a “handful” of American troops will be leaving Afghanistan in July 2011, the date President Obama has set to begin a gradual withdrawal, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said in an interview broadcast Sunday.

“We will not provide for their security forever,” Mr. Gates said. - Gates Calls July 2011 the Beginning, Not End, of Afghan Withdrawal - New York Times

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