The U.S. military combat role in Afghanistan maybe over as early as next year. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says that he wants U.S. forces to switch to providing training and assistance for Afghan forces by late-2013. Mitt Romney said that Leon Panetta's announcement made no sense.
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