Afghanistan's Karzai to US Troops: Leave Our Villages

The U.S. mission in Afghanistan ran into more trouble Thursday as President Hamid Karzai announced he wants American forces to leave Afghan villages and immediately pull back to their bases in the wake of last weekend's civilian killings, allegedly at the hands of a U.S. soldier. Jeffrey Brown reports.

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CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley - Afghan president wants US troops out

In the wake of a massacre last weekend of 16 afghan civilians, U.S. president Hamid Karzai is upping the drumbeat for U.S. troops to leave his country, reports Chip Reid.

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CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley - Romney: US troops stretched to "breaking point"

Mitt Romney stopped short of blaming the massacre in Afghanistan on the President's policy, but says the president is putting too much pressure on the military. Wyatt Andrews reports.

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Analyst: Outside Troops Won't Intervene in Syria

A Middle East expert at UC Berkeley says he sees no chance of outside military intervention in Syria, despite President Assad's bloody crackdown on the opposition. Monday, the US closed its embassy in Damascus, aiming to isolate the regime. (Feb. 6)

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Perry: 'Send Troops Back in Iraq'

At the GOP presidential candidates latest debate at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire, presidential candidate Rick Perry said he would sent troops back into Iraq to prevent Iran from taking over. (Jan. 7)

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The Early Show - US troops celebrate Christmas in Afghanistan

Tens of thousands of U.S. troops celebrated Christmas as best they could on the frontlines of Afghanistan. CBS News foreign correspondent Clarissa Ward reports.

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