奧巴馬將發表從阿富汗撤軍第一階段講話
President Barack Obama is set to announce on Wednesday the first phase of a withdrawal from Afghanistan that could see up to 10,000 U.S. soldiers leave the country by the end of the nse officials have been quoted as saying that Mr. Obama will call for an initial withdrawal of 5,000 troops, followed by an additional 5,000 by the end of White House Spokesman Jay Carney warned against media speculation on Tuesday, saying the president will explain how he will implement the strategy he outlined in December 2009 on drawing down American troops.
Mr. Obama announced the July start for the withdrawal in December 2009, when he presented his overall strategy for Afghanistan at the U.S. military academy at West Point, New his Wednesday night speech at the White House, President Obama is also expected to reaffirm the U.S. and NATO commitment to completely transfer security responsibilities to Afghan forces by 2014. The United States currently has about 100,000 troops in Afghanistan.U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday the president has to take into account sustainability at home, both in Congress and among the American public, as well as conditions on the ground in Afghanistan.美國總統奧巴馬定於星期三宣佈美國從阿富汗撤軍第一階段的計劃。這項計劃將使多達一萬名美軍在今年底前撤離阿富汗。媒體援引數名國防部官員的話說，奧巴馬將提出先撤離5000名軍人，隨後在2011年底前再撤出5000人。不過白宮發言人卡尼星期二對媒體的猜測提出警告。他說，奧巴馬總統將闡述如何實施他 2009年12月提出的逐步撤軍的戰略。
2009年12月，奧巴馬宣佈將從今年7月開始撤軍。當時他在紐約州的西點軍校提出了他有關阿富汗的整體戰略。在星期三晚間的白宮講話中，奧巴馬預計還將重申，美國和北約會在2014年以前將安全責任完全移交給阿富汗部隊。美國目前在阿富汗駐紮了10萬軍人。美國國防部長蓋茨星期二說，總統必須考慮到美國國內的可持續性，其中既包括國會，也包括美國公衆，同時還要考慮到阿富汗的實際情況。
