Trump takes credit for Afghanistan fiasco

Washington DC

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"I made this disaster inevitable by already pulling much of our billions of dollars and equipment out and, more importantly, reducing our military presence to less than 2,000 troops from the 16,000 level that was there," Trump said. "Getting out of Afghanistan is a wonderful and positive thing to do," Mr. Trump said. "I planned to withdraw on May 1st, and we should keep as close to that schedule as possible." GOP Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina criticized the former president's characterization of withdrawal as "wonderful" and "positive," and said leaving Afghanistan would allow the country to become a safe haven for terrorists or lead to civil war. "We will see if 'General' Trump's withdrawal strategy turns out to be sound national security policy," Graham said. Look at the facts in Afghanistan — specifically the so-called Doha peace agreement. As a prelude to talks, 5,000 Taliban fighters were released from jail, including Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar, with the approval of President Donald Trump.