Obama Still Sticking to His Afghan Withdrawal Plans
The 33,000 troops that make up the surge will be brought back by the end of 2012.
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Cartoonist Tom Toles on the tragedy in Afghanistan.
The 33,000 troops that make up the surge will be brought back by the end of 2012.
There are more recruits, but they still need help of American forces
The U.S. is slashing troop levels in both countries
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