Posted on 11/17/2020 3:20:30 PM PST by conservative98
Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller on Tuesday announced a U.S. troop drawdown to 2,500 in both Afghanistan and Iraq, consistent with President Trump’s promises to bring U.S. troops home and his goal to end the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
“I am formally announcing that we will implement President Trump’s orders to continue our repositioning of forces from those two countries,” Miller said. “By January 15th, 2021, our forces, their size in Afghanistan, will be 2,500 troops. Our force size in Iraq will also be 2,500 by that same date.”
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The move brings down the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan from 8,600 and from the mid-5,000s in Iraq when Trump first entered office in 2017.
During the height of the Iraq War during the Bush administration, there were as many as 170,000 U.S. troops in Iraq. During the height of the Afghanistan War during the Obama administration, there were as many as 100,000 troops in Afghanistan.
Afghan forces are getting close to being able to stand on their own, assuming Uncle Sam continues to provide equipment and training. Several days ago:
https://www.khaama.com/taliban-battered-in-kandahar-60-killed-786876876/
Should have happened sooner, but I’ll be glad when they’re home. No more forever wars.
Now, all we need to do is bring in 100k jihadis per year to OUR country so we don’t have to travel back there to have a war. Instead, we can just have it here, like they do in Europe.
If Biden gets office, we will be FLOODED by Islam. And guess what, the Red States get the first batches so those states learn how to vote correctly.
Who is going to count how many are left? Big, important question in light of what happened in Syria. Dominion?
Bring them all home, every last one, and shut down that gargantuan US Embassy in Baghdad. No Muslim country will ever appreciate the US.
Acting Defense Secretary should have shut Acting Defense Secretary’s fkg mouth.
18 years there is 18 years too long
Time to get out of that place. Almost 20 years. Let the Chinks or the Russkies have it!,,,
Actual draw down ? Or will the military just TELL the President that they drew down ?
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