President Donald Trump says the U.S. plans to reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan to 8,600 and then will determine further drawdowns from there.
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Trump told Fox News Radio’s “The Brian Kilmeade Show” on Thursday that the U.S. is “getting close” to making a deal with the Taliban, but that he’s not sure it’s really going to happen.
The Pentagon has been developing plans to withdraw as many as half of the 14,000 U.S. troops still there, but the Taliban want them all out.
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday that it’s too early to talk about a complete withdrawal. He says any U.S. deal with the Taliban will be based on security conditions and that Afghan forces still need U.S. help.
(AP)
A deal with the Taliban! I’m not sure who I trust less, Donald Trump of the Taliban. I wonder if those Talibans are aware of Donald Trump’s record number of lies since inauguration of over 8000, or his long history of stiffing vendors and frivolous law suits. He’s not a reliable partner in negotiation. In your heart you know I’m right.