President Obama, speaking live from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan Tuesday, declared “the tide has turned” in the war there.
“As we emerge from a decade of conflict abroad and economic crisis at home, it is time to renew America. An America where our children live free from fear, and have the skills to claim their dreams. A united America of grit and resilience, where sunlight glistens off soaring new towers in downtown Manhattan, and we build our future as one people, as one nation.
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“This time of war began in Afghanistan, and this is where it will end.”
We will “shift into a support role,” Obama announced, and said that Afghans will be “fully responsible” for the security of their country in 2014.
