KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry Thursday further signaled that a strong American military presence will remain in Afghanistan long after July 2011, when President Obama plans to end his troop surge.
Speaking at the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Relations before a group of diplomats, non-governmental organizations and Afghan citizens, Eikenberry drove home the Obama administration's sometimes contradictory message.
To the Afghan government: act with urgency. To the Afghan people: We will not abandon you...
To the American public: we're out of there- real soon!
To Joe Lieberman: whatever you and Poppy say, Boss!
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