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17. The negotiations are ongoing. There will most likely be thousands of US troops in Afghanistan...

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 12:01 AM

Nov 2013

...for the foreseeable future under this agreement. That sucks. Maybe the loya jirga can derail it.

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up to 15,000 troops to stay in afghanistan till 2024 [View all] DesertFlower Nov 2013 OP

Glad to see the war's ending! NuclearDem Nov 2013 #1

The title is supposition according to their article...tiresome. And babylonsister Nov 2013 #2

But we are going to be out by December 31, 2014.... former9thward Nov 2013 #18

That's about the number in Korea and less than Japan and Germany. CK_John Nov 2013 #4

My thoughts Aaron8418 Nov 2013 #5

well said. i had so much hope DesertFlower Nov 2013 #6

Yea, sure. nt babylonsister Nov 2013 #12

self delete DesertFlower Nov 2013 #22

You're blaming Obama for an article full of supposition babylonsister Nov 2013 #11

misleading headline scheming daemons Nov 2013 #7

How many troops do Americans want to stay? Change has come Nov 2013 #9

Are Germans and Japanese killing Americans? former9thward Nov 2013 #19

Germany and Japan are completely different. NuclearDem Nov 2013 #20

We lost. (Again). Get out. Get over it. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2013 #8

Not exactly shocked by this news. Laelth Nov 2013 #10

Huh? Iran? Have we started? And babylonsister Nov 2013 #13

OK! Surmise away, but that never babylonsister Nov 2013 #15

It's all good. n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #16

See liberals? Obama is down with Occupy kenny blankenship Nov 2013 #21