President Donald Trump on Wednesday made a surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq on , few days after he said that he would pull out all American soldiers in Syria and half of those in Afghanistan. He visited the air base together with his wife, Melania, where he said that he had rejected requests from military commanders to remain in Syria for another six months…………….
President Trump visited American military forces on Wednesday in Iraq, making his first trip to troops stationed in a combat zone only days after announcing his intention to withdraw the United States from foreign wars in Syria and Afghanistan.
The trip, shrouded in secrecy, came during a partial government shutdown and less than a week after Mr. Trump disrupted the military status quo and infuriated even some of his political allies by announcing plans to withdraw all troops from Syria and about half from Afghanistan. The president’s decision on Syria led to the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
Speaking to troops at Al Asad Air Base, Mr. Trump defended his move in Syria saying that ‘We’re no longer the suckers, folks,” , adding that, “Our presence in Syria was not open-ended, and it was never intended to be permanent. Eight years ago, we went there for three months, and we never left.”
Mr. Tramp had rejected requests from military commanders to remain in Syria for another six months.
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January 11, 2019
