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Rice withdraws as secretary of state candidate
December 13, 2012 4:43 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Susan Rice has withdrawn her name from consideration to be the next secretary of state after the embattled U.N. ambassador ran into a standoff with Republicans over an attack on Americans in Libya. President Barack Obama, in a statement, said he accepted Rice's decision to remove her... more » -
US troops in Iraq fall below 50,000 number
August 24, 2010 8:21 AM
The American military says the number of US troops in Iraq has fallen below the 50,000 figure that was mandated by President Barack Obama. This is the lowest troop level in Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. American forces in Iraq will no longer conduct what are described... more » -
Goodbye Iraq: Last US combat brigade heads home
August 19, 2010 8:15 AM
Staff Sergeant Luke Dill was an 18-year-old specialist, when he rolled into Iraq as part of the U.S. invasion. Now, after two tours of duty, he's 25 and says he's proud to be leaving the country with the last of the U.S. combat units. Troops of the 4th Stryker... more » -
Obama wants path to ending war in Afghanistan
November 18, 2009 12:43 PM
According to President Barack Obama, the goal of his upcoming strategy in Afghanistan will be to "put us on a path towards ending the war." And he says he has no intention of passing the conflict on to the next president. In interviews before leaving China today, Obama declined to... more » -
Obama: Afghanistan decision in 'coming weeks'
October 13, 2009 2:19 PM
President Barack Obama says he will make his decision on new troops for Afghanistan in "the coming weeks." Obama told reporters Tuesday that decisions on the military front are important, but just one aspect of the improvements needed to the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. He said an important element is... more »
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