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To: Alberta's Child

https://ir.usembassy.gov/statement-president-signing-bilateral-security-agreement-nato-status-forces-agreement-afghanistan/


79 posted on 02/19/2017 9:03:17 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: smokingfrog
Exactly. Note this particular point:

"... and provides our military service members the necessary legal framework to carry out two critical missions after 2014: targeting the remnants of Al Qaeda and training, advising, and assisting Afghan National Security Forces."

The Status of Forces Agreement signed between the U.S. and Iraq in November 2008 didn't have this language. It explicitly called for the removal of all U.S. military forces by the end of 2011.

93 posted on 02/20/2017 3:07:31 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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