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DonViejo

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Thu Jul 20, 2017, 12:48 PM Jul 2017

Trump on more U.S. troops in Afghanistan: 'We'll see'

Source: Politico




By JACQUELINE KLIMAS 07/20/2017 12:18 PM EDT

President Donald Trump, arriving at the Pentagon to huddle with national security leaders Thursday, said “we’ll see” if more U.S. troops are going to be sent to Afghanistan.

Trump convened a closed “political-military” meeting that lasted about 90 minutes and covered a range of national security topics, including a review of Afghanistan troop levels and the ongoing U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State.

In response to a shouted question about whether the U.S. will send more troops to Afghanistan, Trump said “we’ll see.”

“And we're doing very well against ISIS. ISIS is falling fast, very fast," he continued.

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Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/20/afghanistan-us-troop-levels-trump-240759

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Trump on more U.S. troops in Afghanistan: 'We'll see' (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2017 OP
Well, as Trump has said ... left-of-center2012 Jul 2017 #1
"We'll see".................. MyOwnPeace Jul 2017 #2
Only if Uday and Qusay go first. sandensea Jul 2017 #3

MyOwnPeace

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2. "We'll see"..................
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 12:52 PM
Jul 2017

MEANING:

I have NO idea what you're talking about - it was Obama and Crooked Hillary - we're working on it and it's gonna' be huger and bestest ever!

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