President Barack Obama announced plans Wednesday to pull 33,000 U.S. troops out of Afghanistan well before next year's election, signaling a rapid drawdown sure to please Americans weary of the nearly decade-long war and its costs.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/22/2279743/obama-defers-to-public-on-speed.html
He's pulling out the additional "surge" troops he put in, which will leave 70,000 troops in Afghanistan - - twice as many as were there when he was elected.
And, he's leaving us with a war with no end in sight.
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