Dem says Afghanistan withdrawal plan not nearly enough

California Democrat Lynn Woolsey said on Wednesday that the Obama administration's plan to withdraw just 10,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year falls well short of the more significant withdrawal that Obama promised.

Woolsey cited press reports that said the U.S. military is considering taking 5,000 troops out of Afghanistan by July, and another 5,000 by the end of the year.

"That's not even close to an adequate response to the demands of the moment," Woolsey said on the House floor. "It's not the bold move that was suggested when the July 1, 2011 drawdown date was first announced. Ten thousand fewer troops by the end of the year doesn't even get us to pre-surge levels."

Woolsey said the death of Osama bin Laden means it is "exactly the right moment" to reassess U.S. national security demands, and said the constant presence of U.S. troops in Afghanistan has not made the U.S. more secure.

"If anything, we've emboldened the terrorists instead of defeating them," she said. "If anything, we've undermined our national security interests instead of advancing them."

Woolsey's response to the plan may mirror that of other Democrats who are likely to press for a faster drawdown of the 100,000 U.S. troops currently in Afghanistan.