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National security correspondent jennifer griffin has that story from the pentagon. >> i'm not aware that this was a trial, believe it of not. i can't say that for sure. >> the "new york times" exclusive set tonguings wagging by suggesting tension with afghan president karzai was pushing obama to consider a zero troop option. speeding the withdrawal of 67,000 troops from afghanistan leaving no u.s. troops behind after 2014. >> the white house has made clear that twhere is a zero option on the table. >> the white house pointed to a january 8 conference call that national security advisor ben roa...

Impunity. one former commander of u.s. troops in afghanistan, retired lt. general david barnow wrote on foreign policy.com quote, president barack obama will have to weigh the substantial risks inherent in a zero option for afghanistan. absent the stablizing influence of some numbers of u.s. troops, afghanistan could slip back into chaos, experiencing a new version of the devastating civil war that rents the country in the 1990s. general barno says the zero troop option may not quote, be the best choice for america's long interest in the region but remains on the table of the obama administrat...