WASHINGTON — The commandant of the Marine Corps said on Tuesday that President Obama’s July 2011 deadline for the start of American troop withdrawals from Afghanistan was “probably giving our enemy sustenance.” Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other areas of conflict in the post-9/11 era. Go to the Blog » The remark was by far the most sharply worded public comment from a senior military commander about the White House’s timetable for ending the war. The...
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