US still undecided on AfPak troop withdrawal

Wed, 08 June 2011

14:07

Leon Panetta, the man tapped to be the next US defense secretary, said he supports a "responsible" military withdrawal in Afghanistan beginning next month, sidestepping questions on whether he backs the "significant" drawdown

President Barack Obama has pledged. Panetta, the current CIA director, told senators that the US has made enough progress in the Afghan war to give Obama meaningful options for the troop withdrawal. But he said the size and pace must depend on battlefield conditions.

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