President Obama on Wednesday announced that 10,000 U.S. troops will come home from Afghanistan by the end of this year, and that 23,000 more will be withdrawn by next summer, a timeline that is more rapid than military commanders had wanted.
"America, it is time to focus on nation building here at home," Obama said, speaking from the White House East Room.
Complete text of the president’s speech:
http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/F490YD/3O7RZ2/766T9/I0PDR3/1RWHZ/9A/h
