政治ってなんなんだろう - What's Politics? -

色々なことが起こる世の中に、色々な意見を持つ人々、そして色々な議論が生まれては消えて、あるいは消えずに長く残っていて・・・何が本当に良いことなんだろうと、自分の考えを綴る日記。There are many events happening in the world and many people with many different opinions, and many debates are born and disappear or are still controversial...What is Really Good Thing? I am writing my opinion from my perspective. Follow Me on Twitter

このブログについて - About this Blog

このブログは思った事を思ったように書くブログです。政治と経済に興味があるので、そっちを重点的に、でも時々どうでもいい日記や、せっかく留学しているので時に留学生らしい日記も書きたいと思ってます。日本語ラベルは基本的に日本語で書かれていて、英語ラベルは基本的に英語で書きます。

This blog is where I write what I want to write. I am interested in politics and economics, so they will be more focused on, but I sometimes write Diaries which nobody really cares. Blogs with labels written in Japanese are basically written in Japanese, and those with English labels are written in English.

あと、写真についてのブログもやってます。良かったら来て見てって下さい。

Also, I am writing a Photo Blog as well. I would appreciate if you come and enjoy!

Sunday, December 11, 2011

12/10/11 U.S. Troops Could Stay in Afghanistan Past Deadline, Envoy Says (New York Times))

U.S. Troops Could Stay in Afghanistan Past Deadline, Envoy Says

By ROD NORDLAND

Published: December 10, 2011

The American ambassador to Afghanistan raised the possibility that the US combat troops could stay in Afghanistan after the 2004 deadline. The deadline has been set by the White House for their withdrawal.

The ambassador, Ryan C. Crocker reported that if the Afghan government wanted American troops to stay longer, the withdrawal could be slowed. But, such a decision has not made yet.

In June, President Obama said that American troop withdrawals would begin the following month, December 2011, with 10,000 of the roughly 101,000 American troops. Then, an additional 23,000 troops would be withdrawn by the summer of 2012. According to NATO official, 4,000 of the 10,000 have already left.