Those are just a sampling of Trump's pre-presidential comments on Afghanistan.
I'm telling you, he reached his decision when somebody told him this is what would bring his very low approval ratings up.[Trump's televised] address was a culmination of the most deliberative policy review of his disorganized presidency—an exception to the reigning chaos that highlighted the importance of order.
Trump reached his decision on the overall strategy at a Friday meeting at Camp David with his national security team, after considering a range of options from a new five-figure troop surge to complete withdrawal and replacement by private military contractors.
Time
And somebody leaked it to Fox News. Since it was Fox News, I'm guessing that somebody is a friend of Trump.Still, Trump stayed true to form. In keeping with his longtime criticism of giving the enemy advance notice, the President declined to give any specific numbers or timetables for his expansion of the military presence. Instead, lawmakers on Capitol Hill were briefed on his authorization of the deployment of as many as 4,000 additional troops to South Asia to fight terrorist groups and the Taliban.
Until he leaves the presidency and we are still in Afghanistan, at which point, victory will get a new meaning.“From now on, victory will have a clear definition,” Trump said, “attacking our enemies, obliterating ISIS, crushing al Qaeda, preventing the Taliban from taking over Afghanistan, and stopping mass terror attacks against America before they emerge.”
And here, I have to agree with Adam Johnson...Taken together, the conditions for victory lay the foundation for an unbounded American presence in Afghanistan.
I'm going to start calling it that now.
We're not doing either.And Trump followed President Obama in trying to circumscribe the American role in Afghanistan to countering terrorism.
“We are not nation-building again,” he declared. “We are killing terrorists.”
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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