Thursday, December 20, 2018

News Alert: Trump seeks major troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, officials say, a move advisers warned would plunge country deeper into chaos

The issue came up at a White House meeting of Cabinet-level officials this week, according to one presidential adviser, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue. President Trump is pressing White House national security adviser John R. Bolton to make the moves, and Bolton is resisting, the adviser added. Outgoing White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, a retired Marine general, has opposed Trump's impulses in Afghanistan and Syria but no longer has any lasting power with the president.
 
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News Alert Dec 20, 8:35 PM
 
 
Trump seeks major troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, officials say, a move advisers warned would plunge country deeper into chaos

The issue came up at a White House meeting of Cabinet-level officials this week, according to one presidential adviser, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue.

President Trump is pressing White House national security adviser John R. Bolton to make the moves, and Bolton is resisting, the adviser added. Outgoing White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, a retired Marine general, has opposed Trump's impulses in Afghanistan and Syria but no longer has any lasting power with the president.

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