Obama To Announce Thousands Of Troops To Remain In Afghanistan Beyond 2016

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By Jonathan Karl and Arlette Saenz
Oct 15, 2015, 6:00 AM ET

President Obama will announce today that he has decided to extend the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan – leaving thousands of troops in the country after 2016.

Senior administration officials tell ABC News 5500 troops will remain in Afghanistan by the end of next year. The U.S. will keep 9,800 troops in the country through most of 2015.

It’s a significant reversal for the president, who sees “ending two wars” as one of his greatest achievements. The president had planned to withdraw virtually all U.S. troops from the country by the end of 2015 except those needed to protect the U.S. embassy in Kabul.

In 2014, the president announced the U.S. mission in Afghanistan would decrease from 9,800 troops to 1,000 by the end of 2016.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obama-announce-thousands-troops-remain-afghanistan-2016/story?id=34485190

Legacy.

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1. Bush three nt

[AngryAmish]

2. Best war atopper ever.

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3. Yuck