Top US Commander: Obama Ended Afghan Uncertainty

[DonViejo]

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS


KABUL, Afghanistan May 28, 2014 (AP)

The top U.S. and coalition commander in Afghanistan says that President Barack Obama's decision to keep about 10,000 American troops in the country past 2014 has eliminated any uncertainty Afghans may have had about America's commitment.

Gen. Joseph Dunford told reporters Wednesday the decision will allow an advisory force of 9,800 troops to remain in the country to finish training and equipping Afghan security forces.

Obama announced plans Tuesday for keeping nearly 10,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan after this year, then quickly withdrawing nearly all of those forces by the end of 2016.

The commitment is conditional on Afghanistan's government signing a stalled bilateral security agreement. While Afghan President Hamid Karzai

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[SamKnause]

1. Don't sign the bilateral

security agreement President Hamid Karzai.

The MAJORITY of U.S. citizens want our forces out of Afghanistan.

The entire fiasco caused nothing but death and destruction.

It enriched corrupt politicians, war profiteers, CEO's, and mercenaries.

It sucked the U.S. economy dry.

It damaged our reputation around the globe.

Your coffers are full now Karzai.

Don't sign.

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2. Karzai already said he will not. This is about whomever replaces Karzai. nt

[SamKnause]

3. Oh that is just great.

The two running to replace him said they would.

Thanks for the info.

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5. No sweat. nt

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4. Afghan Fury Follows Revelations of NSA Spying

The Afghan government denounced on Sunday the revelations that the NSA is monitoring nearly all the phone calls in Afghanistan, saying it violates the nation's sovereignty and the human rights of its people.

The Intercept reported last week on new revelations of vast surveillance conducted by the United States in a series of countries but withheld the name of one of those target countries citing a "specific, credible concern that doing so could lead to violence." That country was subsequently revealed by WikiLeaks to be Afghanistan.

"These activities are an obvious violation of agreements based on technical use of these [telephone] stations," Agence France-Presse reports an Afghan government statement as saying. "Most importantly, it is a violation of the national sovereignty of Afghanistan, and a violation of the human rights guaranteed to all Afghans."

"These [telephone] stations are installed in Afghanistan by U.S. and Britain forces for the purpose of combating drug smuggling," the statement continues. "The National Security Adviser has been directed to raise these illegal activities and the anger of Afghan government with the U.S. and seriously investigate the issue."

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/05/27-6

[former9thward]

6. Yes, he removed uncertainty.

We are certain to be Waist Deep in the Big Muddy to borrow from Pete Seeger.

[L0oniX]

7. Thankfully ..the Taliban won't be attacking the USA again like they did on 911.