U.S. officials have envisaged that NATO allies would make up a large part of the residual force after 2014.
After 2014 the U.S. is expected to leave behind a residual force of 8, 000 to 10, 000 troops, mostly as mentors and trainers.
He also praised Obama's willingness to leave behind a significant residual force and reassess the situation if conditions change in the future.
CNN: Obama: U.S. to withdraw most Iraq troops by August 2010
Obama has avoided saying exactly how large that residual force would be.
U.S. officials have envisaged that North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies would make up a large part of the residual force after 2014.
He also backs maintaining "a residual force" for training and logistical support.
There is discussion, however, of keeping a residual force there to help train security forces and conduct counterterrorism operations against al Qaeda.
Some liberal Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, expressed concern that the residual force Obama is planning to leave in Iraq is too large.
Some Democrats -- including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- have expressed concern that the residual force Obama is planning to leave in Iraq is too large.
CNN: Obama: U.S. to withdraw most Iraq troops by August 2010
Obama has said the United States can withdraw combat troops from Iraq within 16 months while leaving a residual force to engage in counterterrorism activities and protect diplomats.
And he has also promised to withdraw all U.S. soldiers from Iraq by 2010, although he has said he would retain a "residual force" to perform missions such as counterterrorism and force protection for U.S. facilities like the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, the largest U.S. diplomatic facility in the world.
They expected the Knicks to match, believing there was enough residual Linsanity to force the franchise's hand, to dig deep into that pocketbook of madness one more time.
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The refusal by the Iraqi government to extend legal protections for U.S. troops after the end of the war there was a major reason the United States left the country with no residual military training force.
President Barack Obama is expected to outline the speed of this drawdown, and the size of a residual U.S. force that may stay in Afghanistan after 2014, as soon as Tuesday's State of the Union address.
Are the Taliban coming in and ruling by force there or is there some residual loyalty to the old Taliban government?
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