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10 Fatal Flaws in Donald Trump’s Afghanistan Plan
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10 Fatal Flaws in Donald Trump’s Afghanistan Plan

Author Lawrence J. Korb outlines 10 major failings in President Trump's new policy and strategy for the war in Afghanistan.

President Trump’s speech on Monday to the soldiers at Fort Myer about his Afghan policy did contain a few good points. But it also raised questions about his overall policy and strategy.

On the plus side, the president backed away from his campaign promise to precipitously withdraw from the conflict, and did not support using private contractors to fight the war, as some of his aides had urged.

The above excerpt was originally published in The National Interest. Click here to view the full article.

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Lawrence J. Korb

Senior Fellow