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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If only Canada does the same. In any case WINNING!
Yes but I have a feeling this plays well with the American people.
The Chinese will move in, sort out the Talib and harvest those minerals. They aren’t constrained by the need to nationbuild.
Trump Orders Big Troop Reduction in Afghanistan (Total pullout in months)
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Excellent! Let’s hope it really happens.
Thanks 2ndDivisionVet, and thanks President Trump. The Chinese will be on their own now. :^)
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