Defense Secretary Panetta, Gen. Dempsey: 'We're Not Leaving Afghanistan in 2014'
As
outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey
made media rounds on Sunday, they brought a joint message: the U.S. is
not leaving Afghanistan in 2014.
Speaking to CNN's Candy Crowley on Sunday, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dempsey dismissed the idea of a total withdrawal, saying, "no one has suggested zero [troops] to me."
Just how many, though, he did not mention, saying "the ultimate number will be based on the mission and how deeply we want to be involved with their continued development."
Speaking to CNN's Candy Crowley on Sunday, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dempsey dismissed the idea of a total withdrawal, saying, "no one has suggested zero [troops] to me."
Just how many, though, he did not mention, saying "the ultimate number will be based on the mission and how deeply we want to be involved with their continued development."
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