Obama calls for return of 30,000 troops, 'nation-building at home' - Stripes - Independent U.S. military news from Iraq, Afghanistan and bases worldwide

Obama calls for return of 30,000 troops, 'nation-building at home' - Stripes - Independent U.S. military news from Iraq, Afghanistan and bases worldwide
With a title like this, there is reason to celebrate! Wednesday evening (last night), The Us President, Barack Obama announced that 10,000 troops will leave Afghanistan by the end of this year, and more than 20,000 additional forces will leave by the summer of 2012.

The Stars and Stripes article explains: "Conceding the economic strain of waging war at a time of rising debt and fiscal constraint, Obama said it was time for America "to focus on nation building here at home." Click the title to read more