Seeking to assure skeptical senators that the U.S. will not abandon Afghanistan next year, Gen. David Petraeus said Wednesday that President Barack Obama's promised July, 2011, drawdown date represented only the beginning of a withdrawal process that will be based on conditions on the ground. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.