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Summary After the death of Osama, demand of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has been intensified.
The US politicians, soldiers and analysts have debated whether the death of the al Qaida leader will pave the way for the withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan.The Pentagon wants to withdraw only 2,000 of the 100,000 US troops from Afghanistan. But members of Congress called for a significant cut, citing that Bin Laden had been the reason for going into Afghanistan, a view shared by some in the White House who are thinking about Obamas re-election chances next year.The Senate foreign affairs committee member, Richard Lugar, said that the US planned to spend $100 billion in Afghanistan next year. It is exceedingly difficult to conclude that our vast expenditures in Afghanistan represent a rational allocation of our military and financial assets, he said.Analysts are saying in the US that people want their troops back and Obama could fail to get himself reelected, if he would prolong stay in Afghanistan. The Pentagon, resisting major troop withdrawals, is arguing that big gains made by the US and its allies in Afghanistan over the winter would be put at risk if there was a significant cut in troops.
