We are killing terrorists. Reporter the new strategy wont be based on timelines but conditionbased, no troop numbers were given but it is likely we will get the additional 4000 proposed, the new strategy puts pakistan unnoticed and asks india to shoulder more of the load and says its victory will have a clear definition. The reaction was mixed. Rand paul opposed to any troop increase but the mission in afghanistan has lost its purpose. s fellow republican Lindsey Graham took the opposite view. I will fight senator paul tooth and nail to make sure we dont lose in afghanistan like we did in iraq. Just exactly what president obama did in iraq, to leave against military advice. Senator graham approving what will be a contentious appropriations fight with congress. My colleagues in congress, you will own a no vote. The next 9 11 will be your fault, not Donald Trumps fault because this is a solid plan, this will turn things around. Reporter this as james matus landing in baghdad just a few h
The last time we allowed afghanistan to be an empty space, it was filled with the taliban and al qaeda and the planning for 9 11 was done in afghanistan. We know if we pull out of the government collapses, youre going to have some combination of isis, al qaeda, and the taliban running the country again. Thats a longterm very real threat to the United States and europe and all of our allies. Eboni we see speaker gingrich lang out the consequences of pulling out of afghanistan. What does winning even look like at this point . Kat absolutely, what could be realistically considered a win . I like 2012 trump saying weve got to get out of there. Now he is surrounded by general generals. I unfortunately expect it will be a message of announcing we are going to be getting more involved. Lisa in june, secretary mattis told the Senate Armed Services committee we were not winning in afghanistan. Im interested in hearing from President Trump tonight about how that trajectory would change under thi
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