Obama on Afghan: We can't be there in perpetuity

SYDNEY -- Defending his troop surge strategy, President Barack Obama said Thursday that things in Afghanistan are getting better not worse and his plans to start withdrawing U.S. forces next year are on track.

Obama reiterated his plan to begin drawing down U.S. troops in 2011 and handing responsibility for security to domestic forces in Afghanistan.

Obama on Afghan: We can't be there in perpetuity
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