PAKTIYA PATROL - U.S. Army soldiers patrol outside Ruwquiean village, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, June 9, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to the 34th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, Iowa National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew GuffeyUS Troops Coming Home? Obama To Say On Wednesday -- Wall Street Journal/AP
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will announce the critical next steps in America's decade-long war in Afghanistan on Wednesday, outlining both a plan to start bringing thousands of U.S. troops home next month and a broader withdrawal blueprint aimed at giving Afghans control of their own security in 2014.
But even as Obama finalizes those plans, there are deep divisions in his administration, with military leaders favoring only a gradual reduction in troops but other advisers advocating a significant decrease in the coming months.
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