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War Without End?

General Petraeus Promised Afghan Operations Would Wind Down Next July. Did He Mean It?

William Pfaff

During his recent tour of TV news programs, Petraeus suggested that sending troops home a year from now might be premature. Defense Secretary Gates then intervened to say that the promise given the president in 2009 by the military would be kept. Who's right?

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