Barack Obama takes gamble on Afghanistan retreat - The Guardian

Globe and Mail Barack Obama takes gamble on Afghanistan retrea t The Guardian Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP Barack Obama has begun the long retreat from Afghanistan in a televised statement to the US, declaring success against al-Qaida and the Taliban and the withdrawal of about a third of US forces next year. ... Barack Obama set to announce Afghanistan surge troop withdrawal plansTelegraph.co.uk Analysis: Troop cuts herald shift in US approachThe Associated Press Obama details plan to withdraw US troops from AfghanistanChristian Science Monitor Tehran Times -USA Today -Deseret News all 6,313 news articles »