W.H.: U.S. Military Personnel Are Not ‘Operating’ in Afghanistan in a ‘Combat Role’

CORKE For progressives and ░░░░░░░░ of the president who ░░░░░░░░ find it objectionable that ░░░░░░░░ war is ongoing who ░░░░░░░░ feel like this is ░░░░░░░░ a broken promise what ░░░░░░░░ the president say to ░░░░░░░░ about once again despite ░░░░░░░░ best intentions not being ░░░░░░░░ to deliver EARNEST I ░░░░░░░░ the president would say ░░░░░░░░ he has delivered in ░░░░░░░░ progress in Afghanistan and ░░░░░░░░ Untied States of America ░░░░░░░░ our citizens safer That ░░░░░░░░ if you date back ░░░░░░░░ you consider back the ░░░░░░░░ what the situation was ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan that we had ░░░░░░░░ environment in which al ░░░░░░░░ was thriving and there ░░░░░░░░ a military presence in ░░░░░░░░ that was not well ░░░░░░░░ around a strategy to ░░░░░░░░ that presence This president ░░░░░░░░ into office and he ░░░░░░░░ in place a strategy ░░░░░░░░ in some cases was ░░░░░░░░ with members of the ░░░░░░░░ s own party Because ░░░░░░░░ did involve ramping up ░░░░░░░░ military commitment to Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ the results speak for ░░░░░░░░ Since that time we ░░░░░░░░ significantly drawn down our ░░░░░░░░ footprint inside Afghanistan from ░░░░░░░░ high 100 000 troops ░░░░░░░░ one that now is ░░░░░░░░ 10 000 troops We ░░░░░░░░ succeed in significantly improving ░░░░░░░░ professionalism and capability of ░░░░░░░░ National Security Forces we ░░░░░░░░ created an environment in ░░░░░░░░ were the first ever ░░░░░░░░ transfer of power in ░░░░░░░░ country s long history ░░░░░░░░ take place That democratic ░░░░░░░░ that is now in ░░░░░░░░ is an effective partner ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ the progress that we ░░░░░░░░ made non the ground ░░░░░░░░ the investment that was ░░░░░░░░ on the ground thanks ░░░░░░░░ to the commitment and ░░░░░░░░ and sacrifices of our ░░░░░░░░ and women in uniform ░░░░░░░░ lay the groundwork for ░░░░░░░░ effective operation to take ░░░░░░░░ bin Laden off the ░░░░░░░░ field So the progress ░░░░░░░░ been made thus far ░░░░░░░░ significant It is progress ░░░░░░░░ has made American safer ░░░░░░░░ it is progress that ░░░░░░░░ make the task facing ░░░░░░░░ next president much less ░░░░░░░░ then the task that ░░░░░░░░ president faced in dealing ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan.”