Amy Goodman
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Gareth Porter: Obama Plan for Afghan War Withdrawal Will Leave Troop Size at Pre-Surge Level
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June 23, 2011
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11:24Now PlayingDemocracyNow.org - President Obama's plan to draw down U.S. troops in Afghanistan still leaves more in the country than when he came into office. In a televised address, Obama said he will also bring home another 23,000 troops by the end of summer in 2012, leaving around 70,000 military forces, plus thousands of contractors. We discuss the longest war in U.S. history with Gareth Porter, an investigative journalist and historian specializing in U.S. national security policy. "There is an effort here to create a narrative that as he put it, the war is receding, the tide of war is receding. When in fact, nothing of this sort is happening," Porter says. "Clearly, the Taliban are carrying out counterattacks this year and will do so again next year. That is not going to come to an end."
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