Will Obama’s new plan for Afghanistan see an end to the war?

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After much criticism about the delay, US President Barack Obama has finally announced his new plan for dealing with the war in Afghanistan. The plan is to going in intensively and then pull out quickly – a commitment of 30,000 new American troops on the ground, which will commence withdrawal in July 2011. Obama’s plan is to help the Afghan National Security Forces take back control of the country themselves – but will it work?

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