Needs to bulk up his list of accomplishments in a hurry

Several Democrats on the debate stage said that if they win, they'll be pulling out of Afghanistan either in their first year or their first terrm.  He saw them on TV, no doubt.

President Trump has informed advisers that he wants to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the 2020 election, NBC News reported Friday, citing five current and former administration and military officials.

The deadline has reportedly increased tension between officials at the Defense and State departments over whether such a withdrawal should be done and the timing of it.

"It's tense," one former official briefed on the matter told NBC.

[...]

Pentagon spokeswoman Rebecca Rebarich told The Hill in a statement Saturday that it had not been ordered to withdraw troops.

"Our strategy in Afghanistan is conditions-based," she said. "Our troops will remain in Afghanistan at appropriate levels so long as their presence is required to safeguard U.S. interests."

  The Hill

Rebecca, you can be replaced. In the words of Tim Gunn, "Make it happen."

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.