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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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