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Afghanistan

August 21, 2017

Same strategy, tweaked tactics will yield same failing results in Afghanistan

By Edward King

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 21, 2017
Contact: press@defensepriorities.org

WASHINGTON, D.C.—This evening, President Trump announced his “new strategy” for America’s longest war, the war in Afghanistan. Both President Trump and Secretary of Defense Mattis admit we are not winning the war in Afghanistan, yet they believe doubling down on failed, status quo strategies will lead to different results. Defense Priorities could not disagree more.

Defense Priorities Founder and President Edward King issued the following statement:

“President Trump successfully campaigned on a more realistic foreign policy—one that abandons failed nation-building efforts, decreases U.S. involvement in Middle Eastern civil wars, and instead prioritizes American security.

“What the president announced tonight is not a ‘new strategy,’ but rather a continuation, or expansion, of the failed status quo—a seemingly endless commitment to stay in Afghanistan and the region.

“This is now President Trump’s war.

“After more than 15 years and 3 presidents, nearly 10,000 American troops are still in Afghanistan, and even the Administration admits that the U.S. is not winning the war. It’s long past time for new thinking to enhance American security.”

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