May 09, 2011 – The return of U.S. soldiers have been advocated by several lawmakers since bin Laden was killed by the U.S. navy SEALs last week.
Dick Cheney warned President Obama and his administration not to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan right away.
Bush’s former vice-president said he didn’t necessarily believe they all had to stay, but that pulling them all was not a good move.
He said it is “entirely possible we could change some aspect of our policy.”
He said, “I’m a bit concerned that we’re now going to see a situation where because we’ve got bin Laden, there will be a rush to get out of Afghanistan, to pack up troops and say the task is done and we can leave,” said Cheney in an interview with “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace. “I’m not sure that’s wise at all.”
He further added, “We should reevaluate our commitment there given the death of bin Laden, the toll on our troops, and our budget situation,” Stearns said in a statement to The Huffington Post. “In other words, we need to come home sometime, and the sooner the better.”
There are currently around 100,000 ground troops in Afghanistan.
