Word: pullout
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After nine years and two months of humiliation, frustration and defeat on the battle grounds of Afghanistan, the Soviet Union was bringing the last of its boys home. For the demoralized Soviets, the deceptively festive homecoming in Termez marked the closing phase of a nine-month pullout that is scheduled to conclude this week with the return of the last 20,000 Soviet troops...
After the pullout, and not for the first time, Bush grumbled, "Yeah, Jimmy was right. Why is Jimmy always right?" Bush's pique underscored a lesson Baker has never forgotten: a campaign manager should say no to a candidate only so often. Unfortunately for Baker, he has always been the only member of Bush's inner circle capable of successfully standing up to the boss. (For the record, the President demurs. "There are others who can," says Bush, "but they...
...threatened that Moscow would halt the withdrawal if the mujahedin leadership did not accept some participation by Najibullah's People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (P.D.P.A.) in a shura, or council of leaders, that would choose a new government. The mujahedin, smelling a bluff, would not budge, and the pullout from Kabul continued...
...growing consensus among observers of the international scene that it's time for the U.S. to reduce its commitment to NATO. More than echoes of the traditional cries for greater "burden sharing" among our allies, an increasing array of academics are calling for a long-term "devolution" and pullout from our commitment to defend Western Europe and Japan, while arguing that a failure to do so will lead to long-term American decline...
...will probably be signed next week, but Botha has stressed that an agreement on the verification process of the Cuban withdrawal is essential before any move toward Namibian independence can begin. He may get unexpected help. Both Cuba and Angola have asked United Nations peacekeepers to monitor the Cuban pullout...