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McChrystal says he backs Obama's Afghan timetable

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Dec. 9, 2009
The leader of U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Tuesday that President Obama's decision to increase troop levels and then draw them down in 18 months was not his call, but he supports the plan. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal also called the capture of Osama bin Laden key to toppling al Qaeda as...
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch