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The withdrawal of American military forces from Iraq has been a contentious issue within the United States since the beginning of the Iraq War.
Read More at Wikipedia ›In his first visit to the Oval Office, French President Francois Hollande declared he will withdraw all French combat troops from Afghanistan by year's end, making clear to President Barack Obama the timeline for ending the U.
S.-led war will not trump a campaign pledge that helped Hollande gain his new job.Obama nodded along on Friday, knowing what was coming, but did not otherwise directly respond. Heading into a NATO summit on the course of the war and beyond, the White House has sought to emphasize the war coalition will remain firm even as nations pull back. And Hollande assured Obama that France was not out to cut and run."We will continue to support Afghanistan in a different way. Our support will take a different format," Hollande said. "I'm pretty sure I will find the right means so that our allies can continue with their mission and at the same time I can comply to the promise I made to the French people."France's declaration has significance far beyond its borders. Hollande's...
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