Tag: Troop Draw-Down
Troop Draw-Down Concerns Alaska’s Congressional Delegation
Alaska’s Congressional delegation reacted with some concern Thursday about just what the President’s planned draw down of troops in Afghanistan will mean for Alaskan soldiers.
Alaska News Nightly: June 23, 2011
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President Announces Planned Troop Draw-Down in Afghanistan
President Obama announced, Wednesday evening, a plan to begin drawing down troops in Afghanistan - 33,000 of them by this time next year. Alaska’s Senators both said the draw-down must be done in such a way that does not leave the remaining American forces high and dry.