UK troops may start leaving Afghanistan in 2011

[unhappycamper]

UK troops may start leaving Afghanistan in 2011
WASHINGTON | Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:03am EDT

(Reuters) - Britain could start withdrawing troops from Afghanistan as early as next year, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday.

Britain has said it wants to pull the bulk of its 9,500-strong force out of the war zone within five years, in line with an international aspiration to give Afghans full control of their security by the end of 2014.

The United States, which has committed the bulk of foreign troops deployed in Afghanistan, hopes to start bringing soldiers home from July 2011.

Asked in an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live whether Britain could match that, Cameron said, "Yes, we can but it should be based on the conditions on the ground."

"I mean, the faster we can transition districts and provinces to Afghan control, clearly the faster that some forces can be brought home," he said.

[zipplewrath]

1. He talks faster

But everyone else is admitting it's going to happen slower. Nothing is happening "faster" in the short run. If they bring any home in July, it will be because we brought home fewer US soldiers. Be prepared to hear alot of numbers about how many "NATO" troops are coming home next July.