American Troops In Afghanistan: Al-Qaida

President Barack Obama Dept: He said that by the spring, American troops in Afghanistan will move into a support role and by the end of this year he will bring back 34,000 soldiers, according to Montreal Gazette. He said al-Qaida is a shadow of its former self and, with reference to the secret killer drone program, promised that as the U.S. continues to pursue al-Qaida s remnants it will assure that it is done according to American law and with the maximum of transparency possible and wASHINGTON In what could prove the most important speech of his political career, U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday night delivered the first state of the union address in his second term, outlining a bold economic and education agenda and announcing troop reductions in Afghanistan. And by the end of next year our war in Afghanistan will be over, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.