Obama Pledges 30,000 More Troops For Afghanistan, Announces Withdrawal Plans

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Dec012009

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 9:51PM

President Barack Obama announced Tuesday evening that the U.S. will send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan and will also begin to scale down the U.S. presence in the country within 18 months. (0:26)
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