Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in June.Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in June.After nearly two decades of fighting, the Trump administration is trying to bring an abrupt end to the war in Afghanistan, and the U.S. military is trying to manage that end effectively.
"I think Milley is being brilliant here," said Michael O'Hanlon, a defense analyst at the Brookings Institution with wide experience in Afghanistan."No one knows how seriously to take Trump's recent tweet so it's better to focus on substance and on technocratic matters, not which number now reflects policy."
The competing comments on U.S. troop reductions have caused confusion in Afghanistan. The Taliban welcomed Trump's home by Christmas tweet, while Afghan officials worried there could be an early pullout of American support.As for Milley's comments, one U.S. official who advises the Afghan government, and requested anonymity because he's not authorized to talk with the press, said the general's dismissal of O'Brien's number was greeted as"great news.
20 yrs we left nam things got better for both sides
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Which is why President Trump probably said 'should', maybe?
Dang. Time to let fill ins go home. Unexplained pregnancies. 😂
Ending a 20 year war responsibly? Empty words.
I remember when they said this about Perl 6 except it was more honestly revealed it could be any Christmas.
another trumpery lie
Hasn't he said 'Troops home by Christmas' before or was that Bush? I can't remember which of them pulled that
Const_Overhaul tRump says all kinds of things sadly he can’t be believed
Seems to me that if the Commander in Chief says the decision has been made, then the decision has been made. Perhaps Milley needs to be reminded about who the boss is.
That's what Trump does, keep the enemy guessing.
GOP MAGA Statements like this put our troops in harms way. It is treasonous so make public statements like this without a fully baked plan with Joint Chiefs. Even then, it should be kept on the DL for front line safety. TrumpLiesAmericansDie
The USA maintains its record of losing every war since WWII.
Big difference between 'should be home' and 'would be home.' Any parent of carousing teens can tell you that. Yeah, they should be home; no, they won't be home.
We were also supposed to have these troops out years ago, the greatest health care plan, infrastructure week, more than 4 miles of new border wall, better trade deficits, and the virus was supposed to disappear. There is a chance - and hear me out - Trump is selling snake oil.
Mexico will pay for it right TRUMP? TrumpGraveDancer
the communication is lacking
There are still a couple of countries they want to attack in the area..then we will see....
Trump might be in exile by Christmas.
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The Resistance was never about pink hats it was always about empire permanentpoliticalclass needs perpetualwar to stay in power realDonaldTrump is ending that. history will forever remember him for following through with what BarackObama promised .
Donald J Trump is the peace president troops will come home from Afghanistan Iraq Syria South Korea and Germany we will create new alliances to confront and take down the CCP. Peace through strength. American infrastructure not enemy infrastructure
Trump is in 'promise the moon' mode.
whenever trump talks about foreign policy, new words for slang surface at pentagon.
should /SHo͝od,SHəd/ verb 1. used to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness, typically when criticizing someone's actions. 2. used to indicate what is probable.
It would be great to have a story on the quantity of stuff of every kind remaining on US bases in Afghanistan. How many $billions of American stuff will end up in hands of Taliban if we walk away?
Behold the Perpetual War Party.
Last I checked the POTUS was the Commander in Chief and the generals worked at the direction of civilian leadership.
Trump is a pathological liar.
BunkerBoyTrump will say whatever he feels he needs to in order to get votes. He did this same shit in 2018 for the mid-terms. Scare tactics, empty promises, etc. TrumpMeltdown
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Trump lied about something? Stop the presses.
Oh, so he’s lying
Yes, let's END THE WAR
Haven't we learned to NOT believe anything Trump says by now?
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