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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) fired a warning shot Monday against withdrawing more U.S. troops from Afghanistan, even as the Pentagon is preparing an order to do so. McConnell, speaking from the Senate floor, warned that only a "small minority" in Congress would support a rapid drawdown and warned that a rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan "would hurt our allies and delight, delight, the people who wish us harm."
"The consequences of a premature American exit would likely be even worse than President Obama's withdrawal from Iraq back in 2011. ... It would be reminiscent of the humiliating American departure from Saigon in 1975. We'd be abandoning our partners in Afghanistan," McConnell said from the Senate floor.
McConnell didn't directly criticize Trump in his speech. But his remarks come amid multiple reports that Pentagon officials anticipate Trump will as soon as this week order military officials to cut the number of troops in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 and the number of forces in Iraq from 3,000 to 2,500 by Jan 15.
An order to pull back troops comes after a leadership purge in the Pentagon and warnings from top defense officials that removing more troops prematurely could ultimately worsen the chances for peace in the country.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/526194-mcconnell-warns-trump-against-troop-drawdown-in-afghanistan
Fiendish Thingy
(15,369 posts)WA-03 Democrat
(3,017 posts)Make the US look weak just like the Soviets.
Just like he did in Syria.
The empressof all
(29,098 posts)He's bound and determined to leave as much chaos as possible and even if he doesn't really understand what the results of his actions could be he's happy to just be pissing people off.
rso
(2,262 posts)It benefits Putin, who wants us out of that region.
grumpyduck
(6,199 posts)Who will be thrown under the bus first?
My Pet Orangutan
(9,101 posts)like Trump, Mitchy ?
Docreed2003
(16,817 posts)"You must be under the misconception that I care". Trump doesn't give a shit
EarnestPutz
(2,087 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,112 posts)Jspur
(578 posts)which is withdrawing the troops from Afghanistan. This is a stupid war that is not ever going to be winnable. US would be better off getting out of that region and saving a ton of money. I see no point of being there anymore. This is just a stupid pride thing for our government.