When NATO troops finally arrive in Tuzla, restoring hope may be the toughest job of all.

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Theoretically, when U.S. combat troops finally withdraw from Afghanistan in December 2014, the authorization should simply expire, and the nation will no longer be at war.

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"It is past time to end this war that should never have been waged by bringing our troops home, and finally pushing Iraq's leaders to take responsibility for their future, " he said.

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He argued for a surge in American troops long before President Bush finally ordered it.

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Even when we finally sent in ground troops, we and our allies made no real effort to hunt down the war criminals responsible for the carnage.

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Finally, Sgt Romesha helped wounded troops to withdraw to a safe location and recovered the bodies of two soldiers who died in the attack.

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Only last fall did we finally surge to 100, 000 American troops, along with 40, 000 allied ones.

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Finally, it is just as important that the extra troops we deploy do the right thing.

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Finally, on Monday they really took off just as more troops did from other military bases scattered around Germany.

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Aided by U.S. airstrikes, Northern Alliance troops battling the rebellion gradually cut the numbers of the Taliban fighters until about 40 remained in the building that was finally destroyed Tuesday.

CNN: Taliban prisoner revolt crushed, cleanup begins