Five Major Flaws in Trump’s Afghanistan Strategy that He Does Not Want You to Know About
NOVANEWS
By Ken Klippenstein
Grit Post
According to his Monday night speech, 45* is sending 4,000 more US troops to Afghanistan, signaling support for the longest-running war in U.S. history. But there are at least five gaping holes in his plan:
1. Trump’s Afghanistan strategy is a betrayal of his 2016 campaign
Back before he was even considering running for president, 45 tweeted on multiple occasions that the war in Afghanistan was a “waste,” “nonsense,” and “a total disaster.” In 2011, 45 tweeted his agreement with then-Congressman Ron Paul’s assessment that the U.S. was “wasting lives and money in Afghanistan.”
However, according to a New York Times article published Monday night, 45 eventually submitted to pressure from the multiple generals in his cabinet and adminis...