hour fast ball. we begin with what may be the end of the war in afghanistan. for u.s. troops, families, country. the battle has been waged for more than a dozen years. three times longer than world war ii. president obama announced his lodge-awaited exit plan. reporter: appearing in the rose garden president obama made the announcement on. it s time to turn the page on more than a decade in which foreign policy was focussed on the wars in iran, iraq and afghanistan. reporter: the president promised the end the role of americans, but what is unclear is the numbers staying in afghanistan and their mission. at the height of the surge, the u.s. had 100,000 troops on the ground. by the time of his surprise visit to bagram on sunday, the number was 32,000. president obama says at the beginning of next year there ll be 9,800 men s left. that number cut in half by the end of the year and at the end of 2016. the president says the u.s. will have an embassy present. at the end
himself a combat veteran, i recognize the gentleman from colorado, mr. coffman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. coffman: as a gulf war and iraq war veteran, i m grateful for your leadership on the house committee on veterans affairs. h r. 4 61, the gulf war health research reform act of 2014, which i sponsored along with ranking member kirk patic right hand and full committee ranking member michaud restores the infence of the research advisory committee on gulf war illnesses to perform the role it has historically played. as intebbeded by congress. to improve the lives of gulf war veterans. this bill is necessary because some career v.a. staff have been trying to revive the discredited 1990 s fiction that nothing special happened to gulf war veterans health and that the problems experienced by gulf war veterans are, quote, what happens after every war, unquote. due to psychological stress factor. because there is no scientific evidence for this po
afghanistan. two americans from the u.s. consulate have been injured in the western part of the country, near the iranian border. there are reports the vehicle was shot at with a rocket pro l propelled grenade. the two americans suffered light injuries and they are being treated. we will stay on this for you throughout the morning. a u.s. warship carrying 1,000 marines is on the way to libya as the state department issued an urgent warning advising americans to leave the country immediately due to an unstable security situation. officials say the warship is a precautionary move as bloody battle pushes libya to the brink three years after the revolution. president obama is set to deliver an important address on u.s. foreign policy. how nearly 10,000 troops will remain in afghanistan. today, the president will go to west point and explain the u.s. role going forward. this is a highly anticipated speech. jim tells us, it s coming at a critical time when the administration s
i m christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. let s start with breaking news. two americans from the u.s. consulate have been injured from an attack on their vehicle in the far western part of afghanistan, near the iranian border. it s not clear what happened. there are reports it vehicle was shot at with a rocket propelled grenade. the two americans are said to be suffering life threatening injuries. in the meantime, a u.s. warship carrying marines is on the way to libya. the state department advised americans to leave that country, immediately, due to an unpredictable security situation. the ship is a precautionary move. libya is pushed to the brink of chaos or more chaos. all this as president obama is set to deliver an address about u.s. foreign policy after outlining a picture of u.s. troops in afghanistan. 10,000 will remain there into next year. he heads to west point where he s set to explain the u.s. role in the world going forwards. this is a critical spe
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