Trump, frustrated by Afghan war, suggests firing US commander

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• The U.S. military was allowing Washington to lose the war in Afghanistan, President Trump recently complained
• The president's doubts over U.S. strategy could lead to the firing of Army General John Nicholson, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan

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President Donald Trump's doubts about the war in Afghanistan has led to a delay in completing a new U.S. strategy in South Asia, skepticism that included a suggestion that the U.S. military commander in the region be fired, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

During a July 19 meeting in the White House Situation Room, Trump demanded that his top national security aides provide more information on what one official called "the end-state" in a country that the United States has spent 16 years fighting against the Taliban with no end in sight.

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/02/trump-frustrated-by-afghan-war-suggests-firing-us-commander.html

Edited August 3, 2017 by Il Mango Dulce

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Maybe we can fight it for 32 years and then decide if a staff change is in order?