US troop reduction to test Afghans
<p> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> 34,000 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 66,000 <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 12 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="insurgents">insurgents</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2013 <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="accelerated">accelerated</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="implications">implications</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drawdown">drawdown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="gear">gear</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span>.</p><p>“<span word="This">This</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>. <span word="Tonight">Tonight</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="another">another</span> 34,000 <span word="American">American</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> - <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="assisted">assisted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> - <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forefront">forefront</span>.</p><p><span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="Chiefs">Chiefs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Staff">Staff</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Dempsey">Dempsey</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="backup">backup</span>.</p><p>“<span word="What">What</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tested">tested</span>. <span word="We">We</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="support">support</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Dempsey">Dempsey</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="troop">troop</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="gradual">gradual</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="support">support</span>.</p><p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="satisfies">satisfies</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Allen">Allen</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="allied">allied</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Dunford">Dunford</span>.</p>
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