[Peace-discuss] Typical Obama: fake left, drive right…

[C. G. Estabrook]

"The US military is likely to stay in Afghanistan far beyond the 2014 alleged deadline for withdrawal, James Dobbins—the State Department's special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan—told the Senate earlier this week.

"The statement came after an article published Monday in the New York Times suggested that Obama plans to move more quickly on troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

"The US diplomat made it clear that, to the contrary, the US intends to continue its open-ended occupation..."

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