Post by CassCrazy on May 1, 2012 21:32:58 GMT -6
"President Obama slipped into Afghanistan late Tuesday night and marked the first anniversary of the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by signing a strategic agreement that narrows the U.S. military mission there while codifying long-term U.S. support for the government in Kabul."
"President Obama wrapped up a surprise visit to Afghanistan tonight by promoting a new security agreement and pledging to wind down the decade-long war over the next two-and-a-half years.
"By the end of 2014, the Afghans will be fully responsible for the security of their country," Obama said during a nationally televised speech from Bagram Air Base near Kabul, capping a six-hour visit that had been shrouded in secrecy.
The president described the transition as "a future in which war ends, and a new chapter begins.""