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Trump Orders Big Troop Reduction in Afghanistan (Total pullout in months)
The Wall Street Journal ^ | December 20, 2018 | Gordon Lubold and Jessica Donati

Posted on 12/20/2018 5:10:07 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

About half of the 14,000 U.S. forces will return home in the coming weeks, the start of a total pullout that could take at least many months

A day after a contested decision to pull American military forces from Syria, officials said Thursday that President Trump has ordered the start of a reduction of American forces in Afghanistan.

More than 7,000 American troops will begin to return home from Afghanistan in the coming weeks, a U.S. official said. The move will come as the first stage of a phased drawdown and the start of a conclusion to the 17-year war that officials say could take at least many months....

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; oef; trump; trumpgwot
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To: Sarah Barracuda

If only Canada does the same. In any case WINNING!


141 posted on 12/21/2018 9:01:45 AM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: Windflier

Yes but I have a feeling this plays well with the American people.


142 posted on 12/21/2018 9:05:19 AM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: rfp1234

The Chinese will move in, sort out the Talib and harvest those minerals. They aren’t constrained by the need to nationbuild.


143 posted on 12/21/2018 11:38:40 AM PST by RitchieAprile
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trump Orders Big Troop Reduction in Afghanistan (Total pullout in months)

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Excellent! Let’s hope it really happens.


144 posted on 12/21/2018 12:18:52 PM PST by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Thanks 2ndDivisionVet, and thanks President Trump. The Chinese will be on their own now. :^)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=Afghanistan


145 posted on 12/21/2018 12:19:38 PM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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