McConnell Says 10,000 Troops Should Stay in Afghanistan
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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said at least 10,000 U.S. troops should remain in Afghanistan after 2014, when President Barack Obama has pledged to bring most forces home from an 11-year war.
“We’re going to need a minimum of about 10,000 troops here to provide adequate training and counterterrorism in the post-2014 period, and we anticipate forces from other countries who will remain here beyond 2014 as well,” McConnell of Kentucky said today on a conference call with reporters.