Obama gave commanders leeway on Afghan pullout
By News on Jun 26, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- In promising a U.S. military pullout from Afghanistan will begin in July, President Barack Obama is permitting his commanders to decide critical details, including the number of troops to depart first and whether any of those will be combat forces, administration and military officials said Sunday....| « US taps $45M in gear for terror fight in Somalia | Thousands in Yemen demand president's sons leave » |

