Obama’s Afghanistan War Plan—A Balancing Act

Only 18 months ago, after a comprehensive study on the Afghanistan war, President Barack Obama concluded that a surge of 30,000 additional troops was needed to tip the scales of the war in favor of the Americans.
Obama’s Afghanistan War Plan—A Balancing Act
President Obama delivers a televised address in the White House in Washington, June 22 in Washington. Obama announced he will order 10,000 troops to pull out of Afghanistan this year. Pablo Martinez Monsivais-Pool/Getty Images
Andrea Hayley
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President Obama delivers a televised address in the White House in Washington, June 22 in Washington. Obama announced he will order 10,000 troops to pull out of Afghanistan this year. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais-Pool/Getty Images)
Andrea Hayley
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Reporting on the business of food, food tech, and Silicon Alley, I studied the Humanities as an undergraduate, and obtained a Master of Arts in business journalism from Columbia University. I love covering the people, and the passion, that animates innovation in America. Email me at andrea dot hayley at epochtimes.com
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