President Donald Trump defended his planned troop withdrawals from Syria and Afghanistan and said it is now time for military personnel to “start coming home.”
His comments came in two tweets Friday morning.
Trump wrote: “I inherited a total mess in Syria and Afghanistan, the “Endless Wars” of unlimited spending and death. During my campaign I said, very strongly, that these wars must finally end. We spend $50 Billion a year in Afghanistan and have hit them so hard that we are now talking peace...
“ ....after 18 long years. Syria was loaded with ISIS until I came along. We will soon have destroyed 100% of the Caliphate, but will be watching them closely. It is now time to start coming home and, after many years, spending our money wisely. Certain people must get smart!”
The Republican-controlled Senate has advanced an amendment urging the U.S. to continue the fight against the Islamic State and al-Qaida in Syria and Afghanistan and avoid any “precipitous withdrawal.”
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