The white house is developing a plan in which will be asked to withdraw from Afghanistan, more than 7 thousand American soldiers.
We are talking about a global reduction of military forces in the region. It is expected that the withdrawal could begin in the coming weeks, and by the summer the number of us soldiers in Afghanistan to be reduced by half.
According to officials from the office of Donald trump, the discussion regarding this decision have been underway for several weeks. On Wednesday, the President of the United States discussed plans to withdraw troops defence Minister James Mattis, national security adviser John Bolton and Secretary of state Michael Pompeo.
It is reported that all three senior officials opposed the reduction of military forces in the region.
Withdrawal can begin in the coming weeks, and by the summer the number of us soldiers in Afghanistan may be reduced by half. Photo: flickr/CC/panationalguard/
However, the American leader believes otherwise. In his opinion, this decision may facilitate the negotiation process between official authorities of Afghanistan and the Taliban. Representatives of the Islamist group has repeatedly said a compromise is possible only under the condition of withdrawal of American troops. Of course, a complete cessation of operations in the region, the U.S. government will not go, but at a significant reduction – capable.
In addition, political experts believe, so Donald trump is trying to increase your ranking, because it was one of his campaign promises. However, after some time after the election, the American leader has radically changed the opinion on this matter. Then he said that a hasty withdrawal would allow terrorists to Afghanistan back under their control.
Now Donald trump is once again ready to change the rhetoric and twice to reduce the military contingent. Experts believe that due to the change of the President’s policies toward Syria and Afghanistan, Secretary of defense James Mattis has resigned. In a statement, the US General noted: the head of state must work with those whose views coincide with his vision of the key national security issues.
We will remind that on December 19, Donald trump announced the complete victory over terorristicheskuyu group «Islamic state» and has decided to withdraw its troops from Syria.
