Biden: As few as "a couple of thousand" troops may leave Afghanistan in 2011: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/07/18/biden.afghanistan/?fbid=0PQuihIK0rm#fbid=y8ZkcjLA3JW "In July of 2011, you’re going to see a whole lot of people moving out. Bet on it ... Bet. On. It." – Joe Biden last year.