"We're going to be in the region for a long time.
"We're not going to be walking away from Afghanistan again.
"We're not talking about an abrupt withdrawal, we're talking about that something that will take place over a period of time.
"There could be tens of thousands of American troops in Afghanistan for several years.
Oh yes -- and don't forget one more "can we all get along, something-for-everyone, good-news-bad-news, back-and-forth, give-and-take, get-in-to-get-out, speed-up-to-slow-down, let's-all-come-together-and-get-along-to-go-along-to-end-the-war item, courtesy of Obama's Republican Defense Secretary: "We'll have an increase in casualties at the front end of this process" but over time it'll actually lead to fewer casualties."
After all, it's good-news-bad-news time
again!
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