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The president on friday speeding up the withdrawal of american troops out of afghanistan. Thats a little faster than the military wanted, but he was silent on how many troops would be left behind. Whats behind the decision, and where do you expect it will end up . Well, i think all through the election season, all they ever talk about was leaving afghanistan, but this is real. This was a very big deal this week and a very big change. U. S. Troops will be in an advise and train thats all theyll be doing come spring. Pulling back from the front lines. Pulling back from the front lines. They will be with afghan forces. The president has not announced how fast theyll draw down but i suspect by the end of this year we could be down to 30,000 troops. Were 66,000 troops now, possibly down to 30,000 and when we really draw down in 2014, when we are no longer doing combat missions, i think youll see anywhere from only 6,000 to 9,000 and the important thing to remember about that, george, is two

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