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  1. Obama requesting help to pay for Afghan army

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    Thu, 17 May 2012

    Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the United States and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country after 130,000 international troops pull out. The alliance's plans for arm's-length support for Afghanistan will be a central focus of the summit President Barack Obama is hosting Sunday and Monday in Chicago.

  2. White House: No change in Afghan strategy

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    Mon, 12 Mar 2012

    The Obama administration said Monday the war strategy in Afghanistan remains intact despite the mass killing of Afghan civilians on Sunday, allegedly by an American soldier. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called the episode "inexplicable" but insisted it will not force the U.S. to change course.

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  1. WRAL News REWIND: Jan. 29-Feb.3, 2012

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    Sat, 4 Feb 2012

    The Susan G. Komen foundation backtracks on its decision to pull funding to Planned Parenthood, plus an interim replacement for Durham County District Attorney Tracey Cline.

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    weeks. And that's how we asked commanders on the ground about a troop withdrawal by 2014. Based -- US policy. 82 -- commanders believe at aviation presents will still be needed to maintain security and transport
  2. 00004000 Afghanistan troop withdrawal timeline welcome news at Fort Bragg

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    Wed, 1 Feb 2012

    Defense Secretary Leon Panetta laid out the administration's most explicit portrayal of the U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan, saying Wednesday that U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan expect to end their combat role in 2013 and continue a training and advisory role with Afghan forces through 2014.

  3. Fort Bragg commander back on U.S. soil

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    Thu, 22 Dec 2011

    Bad news out of Iraq does nothing to dim the joy of homecoming troops -- and their families -- at Fort Bragg.

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    helmet who's been overseeing the day to day job of getting the troop withdrawal Dunn says Americans perspective if there's going to be some --
  4. WRAL News REWIND: Dec. 11 - Dec. 17, 2011

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    Sat, 17 Dec 2011

    WRAL looks back at the new developments in two high profile legal cases and how President Barack Obama honored troops at Fort Bragg as the war in Iraq comes to a close.

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    Lady Michelle Obama thanked soldiers for their service and talk about the troop withdrawal from Iraq . Good evening and thank you for joining us for Ngo workers in the deputy are now off the job after sending inappropriate
  5. Obama, al-Maliki to salute Bragg troops

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    Tue, 13 Dec 2011

    President Obama, his wife and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will salute troops at Fort Bragg to mark the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq .

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    President Bush stood before soldiers at Fort Bragg to talk about. I Iraq . The latest battlefield he says in the war on terror but the roadside bombs and suicide attacks and casualties they were. It's hard for Americans to stomach. Amid all this violence I know Americans ask the question. Is the sacrifice worth it. President Bush came back to Fort Bragg the next summer and again in 2008 pledging victory in Iraq . During that time Fort Bragg troops did much of the heavy lifting and felt. The heavy hearts more than 200 service members from Fort Bragg and died in Iraq since the invasion in 2003. A new man became commander in chief putting a timetable on ending combat there. All our troops -- to be out by this New Year's team. Able to -- braves own lieutenant general frank -- spent the last year in Iraq in charge of the day today details of the troop exit. In a video conference two weeks ago he expressed confidence that Iraq -- it's now strong military police force trained by the US can fly solo. There's optimism sumo Fort Bragg soldiers just back
  6. Bragg soldier on Iraq : 'We left it a safer place'

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    Tue, 13 Dec 2011

    As they prepare to hear from President Obama on the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq , soldiers at Fort Bragg say they are optimistic about that country's future.

  7. Commander: Bragg troops may be home mid-December

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    Sun, 27 Nov 2011

    Some soldiers based at Fort Bragg could return home from Iraq earlier than expected and be home for Christmas.

  8. Obama on U.S. withdrawal from Iraq

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    Fri, 21 Oct 2011

    President Barack Obama speaks from the White House on Oct. 21, 2011, about U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq .

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    That all American troops in Iraq will be withdrawn by the end of this year. President George W. Bush sent US forces into Iraq in march of 2003. In the search of weapons of mass destruction that were never found. They toppled Saddam Hussein and spent much of the following eight plus years. Trying to subdue with civil war while helping Iraq establish a democracy. Norah O'Donnell is our chief White House correspondent and she is in the White House briefing room this afternoon
    president is going to announce the complete withdrawal of forces out of Iraq a senior administration that said. Officials say just this morning all of this will allow us to say definitively that the Iraq War is over this follows. Repeated comment by the president that this was the goal of course just. The status of forces agreement. -- called for all US forces out of Iraq by the end of the year but there had been discussions between the United States. And Iraqi prime minister Maliki about leading somewhere between three to 5000 troops. In Iraq to help train forces there. That did not work out because the prime minister would not grant our US troops immunity. The president and prime minister -- He had a teleconference today at 1130. We expect President Obama in the briefing in any moment to again announce a complete withdrawal. The US forces out of Iraq .
    it's. As a candidate. For president. Pledged to bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end. For the sake of our national security and the strength of American leadership. Around the world. After taking office I announced a new strategy that would -- our combat mission in Iraq . And remove all of our troops by the end of 2011. As commander in chief ensuring. The success of the strategy has been one of my highest national security priorities. Last year I announced the end -- combat mission in Iraq . And today we've removed more than 100000 troops. Iraqis have taken full responsibility for their country's security. Few. Hours ago I spoke
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