CHART: How The U.S. Troop Levels In Afghanistan Have Changed Under Obama
Jul 6, 2016 · Obama withdrew the final American combat troops from Iraq at the end of 2011, when that country was relatively stable. But the Iraqi fighting resumed as the Islamic State …
Photos of Obama With the Military - Business Insider
Apr 29, 2016 · Below are some of our favorite photos of Obama interacting with US military service members and veterans. A soldier hugs the President as he greeted U.S. troops at …
President Obama, who hoped to sow peace, instead led the …
Jan 13, 2017 · Obama slashed the number of U.S. troops in war zones from 150,000 to 14,000, and stopped the flow of American soldiers coming home in body bags. He also used …
Afghanistan Troop Pullout Slowed by President Obama | TIME
Jul 6, 2016 · Flanked by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Marine General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Obama said he would leave 8,400 troops in Afghanistan …
Pledging To End Two Wars, Obama Finds Himself Entangled In Three - NPR
Oct 15, 2015 · President Obama entered the White House with a pledge to bring home U.S. troops from two major wars. Now it looks almost certain he will leave office with U.S. forces …
Obama’s military legacy: fewer troops, but record number of ... - VICE
Jan 26, 2017 · While President Obama did reduce troops by 76 percent in Afghanistan and 97 percent in Iraq, he also sent 500 soldiers into Syria and is leaving office as the only president …
Obama's wartime presidency - PolitiFact
Aug 5, 2012 · In Iraq, he ended the war as he said he would, closely following the plan set out by his predecessor, President George W. Bush. Obama even kept troops there longer than he …
President Obama in Afghanistan - Photo Essays - TIME
Mar 29, 2010 · During President Obama's visit, he met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. ... In a speech to the troops, Obama stressed his belief in the American effort to defeat the Taliban …
In Reversal, Obama Says U.S. Soldiers Will Stay in Afghanistan to …
Oct 16, 2015 · WASHINGTON — President Obama halted the withdrawal of American military forces from Afghanistan on Thursday, announcing that the United States will keep thousands …
How Obama Came to Plan for ‘Surge’ in Afghanistan
Dec 6, 2009 · Mr. Obama ran for president supportive of the so-called good war in Afghanistan and vowing to send more troops, but he talked about it primarily as a way of attacking …