Never in the history of the United States have we cut back on troops when we've been at war.
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But it cannot follow that because weapons and troops are now being deployed we are bound to go to war.
Our soldiers have done a valiant effort in fighting terrorism and bringing a semblance of law and order to the chaos in the region and it would be shortsighted to lay out a specific timetable to bring U.S. troops home prematurely before their mission is accomplished.
On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind.
Much as soldiers come back, they've been in combat or the edge of it and suddenly that adjustment back to civilian life is a real challenge.
The American people have no control over what the military does. We have no say in American foreign policy.
Our military commanders have said over and over again that a timetable for withdrawal sends the wrong message to our troops, but more importantly to our enemy.
We knew shortly after the war that our troops were becoming ill.
I applaud President Obama's decision to begin a partial withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. However, I believe that we must go further and have a full withdrawal of all U.S. combat troops.
Every time that we've ever fought, we fought to keep from bein' destroyed. We've never started a war.
Three years into the war, tens of thousands of American troops remain targets of a growing Iraqi insurgency.
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