Obama Must Reassure Wary Public on Afghanistan
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President Barack Obama must reassure the public in his State of the Union address tonight that the U.S. is making enough progress in Afghanistan to start withdrawing troops as planned in July, lawmakers say.
“I don’t believe the administration has outlined success,” said Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana, the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, at a press forum sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor.