Afghan President Hamid Karzai sits with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta for their meeting at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, Thursday. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Obama Not Yet Given Post-2014 Afghanistan Troops Plan -- Bloomberg
President Barack Obama hasn’t been presented with recommendations on the number of U.S. troops to keep in Afghanistan after 2014, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said today.
While assessments have been provided to the White House, “we have, as of this moment, not presented any of the options to the president, nor has the president made a decision,” Panetta told reporters at the Pentagon.
Panetta made the remarks after meeting privately today with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who is in Washington this week for talks that will include future troop levels, U.S. aid and a “status of forces agreement” that would give any American soldiers remaining in the country immunity from local prosecution.
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My Comment: A lot of assessments are being released .... but no solid recommendations. I suspect that we will have to wait another few weeks/months for more info to be released.
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