U.S. To Be Out Of Afghanistan In 8 Years: White House

STRYKER SUNSET - U.S. soldiers dismount a Stryker armored vehicle near the village of Zakuzi in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 18, 2009. Company C is conducting counterinsurgency operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company C, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez

U.S. Will Be Out Of Afghanistan By 2017: White House -- Yahoo News/Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will not be in Afghanistan eight years from now, the White House said on Wednesday, as President Barack Obama prepared to explain to Americans next week why he is expanding the war effort.

After months of deliberation and fending off Republican charges that he was dithering on Afghanistan while violence there surged, Obama will address the nation on Tuesday on the way forward in the costly and unpopular eight-year war.

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My Comment: The Taliban now know how long they must fight this war before U.S. soldiers start to leave their country. For the Afghan people who are fed up with war and continued suppression by the Taliban, and for the U.S./NATO soldiers who put their lives on the line everyday, nothing good is going to come out of this announced date of departure .... nothing good at all.