The US in Afghanistan Post 2014 - Afghanistan

BBC News: Reports that the US has denied a German Government story that the US will keep around eight to twelve thousand US troops in Afghanistan.

Lets Get Real:

Thus folks this blog tends to believe the Germans, its a big enough force, without making Liberal Democrats feel that President Obama is going back on his word.   The reason the Oval wants to keep such a presence in Afghanistan is two fold, to make sure Al Qaeda does not come back and to make sure that the Taliban of Pakistan do not use Afghanistan as a training ground as to attack the secular Government of Pakistan.  Lets recall folks Pakistan is a nuclear armed power, the 2nd Obama term would be in the toilet should Al Qaeda take over Pakistan or Iran get the bomb.     The Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq would like happy hour should Al Qaeda have a presence in a Government in Pakistan and even Syria folks.   Thus the Oval wants to protects its back, the weakness could be if the Al Qaeda come back and start to attack the US troops, that would force a choice, either back them up or leave, as stated leaving is not option, thus Afghanistan could come back to haunt Obama, as Iraq damaged Bush 43.   Watch this space folks.