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Mattis: US reached decision on Afghan strategy after ‘rigorous’ debate
Breitbart ^ | 8/20/2017 | Unstated

Posted on 08/20/2017 9:57:10 AM PDT by lodi90

Amman (AFP) – US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis confirmed Sunday that the Trump administration had decided on a new strategy for Afghanistan after “rigorous” debate, but said President Donald Trump would be the one to announce it.

Mattis refused to hint at any details of the decision, which came after months of speculation over whether Trump, frustrated with a stalemate after 16 years in Afghanistan, would allow the Pentagon to boost troop numbers on the ground in the country.

However Mattis appeared satisfied after what he described as an in-depth review of the policy by much of the president’s cabinet and top security officials at Camp David on Friday.

“I’m very comfortable that the strategic process was sufficiently rigorous, and did not go in with a preset condition in terms of what questions could be asked and what decisions could be made,” he said.

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TOPICS: Extended News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: secdefmattis; third100days; trumpdod; trumpgwot
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Mattis seems happy. Looks like another conventional surge is in the cards, IMO.
1 posted on 08/20/2017 9:57:10 AM PDT by lodi90
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Oh, I thought John McCain was in charge of this now.


2 posted on 08/20/2017 10:00:43 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (Ignorance is reparable, stupid is forever)
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“Everyone who had equity was heard,” he said, including budget officials responsible for funding the effort.

probably not a pull-out
3 posted on 08/20/2017 10:03:17 AM PDT by stylin19a (Lynch & Clinton - Snakes on a Plane)
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On Aug. 4 when I met with Bannon & Gorka at the EEOB, we discussed this relative to McMaster:

Bannon said that Pompeo (CIA) had one plan, a second was coming via DOJ (Sessions) and McMaster had a third. Bannon said McMaster’s was a traditional big troop approach, but that he thought “some variation” of the Pompeo/Sessions plan would be the one accepted. We’ll see.


4 posted on 08/20/2017 10:11:10 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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“after “rigorous” debate”

Sounds good to me. Sounds like they hashed it all out with the pros and cons.


5 posted on 08/20/2017 10:12:01 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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“Everyone who had equity was heard,” he said

How many seats at the table did the Taliban have?
6 posted on 08/20/2017 10:13:26 AM PDT by Garth Tater (What's mine is mine.)
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Even soldiers (blood) and taxpayers (treasure) were asked?


7 posted on 08/20/2017 10:15:59 AM PDT by txhurl
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I suspect not.

I'm sure Donald Trump would go to great lengths to steer clear of any course of action that has already been taken and failed miserably under the two @ssholes who preceded him in the White House.

8 posted on 08/20/2017 10:19:53 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris." -- President Trump, 6/1/2017)
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Needs time to decide how to explain it to the American people? Sounds like the entry of private contractors.


9 posted on 08/20/2017 10:24:38 AM PDT by odawg
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To: lodi90

Rockets! I wanna see more ROCKETS !!


10 posted on 08/20/2017 10:30:05 AM PDT by Delta 21 (AntiFa and BLM should be on the United States list of Terrorist Organizations)
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When have they ever been asked?

But all the players with "equity" in the game were consulted. War fighting by committee... that always works out so well.
11 posted on 08/20/2017 10:32:13 AM PDT by Garth Tater (What's mine is mine.)
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#1: "Mattis seems happy. Looks like another conventional surge is in the cards, IMO."

That's what McMaster is pushing too. Bill Kristol is so excited he just made a mess in his bathrobe.

How dense can can they be? Sixteen years of failure and all of a sudden it's a new improved Afghan burger, now now with more Taste-Oh, the secret sauce.
 

12 posted on 08/20/2017 10:34:18 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie
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What! How dare Mattis not leak what Presidents new strategy will be! Looks like the media does not have dirt on Mattis. Good sign. No leaks yet.
13 posted on 08/20/2017 10:36:09 AM PDT by Don_Ret_USAF ("No Government can survive Without The Trust Of The People.")
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#6: "How many seats at the table did the Taliban have? "

McMaster, for one.
 

14 posted on 08/20/2017 10:36:13 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie
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To: lodi90

Better yet, bring home every soldier we have there and have the last one out give a one fingered salute to that ungrateful hell hole.


15 posted on 08/20/2017 10:45:13 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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another lost war that the brass hats want to throw more victims at


16 posted on 08/20/2017 10:46:50 AM PDT by vooch (America First Drain the Swamp)
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Beyond words. Let us spend another trillion dollars and a few thousand more live and accomplish - nothing.

Eradicating the Tali’s in Afghanistan will accomplish - nothing. They will return as soon as we pull out.

If we stayed their forever we would still accomplish - nothing. The low intensity conflict would never end. The culture would never change.

There is only one solution for that country and it comes straight out of the 11th century.


17 posted on 08/20/2017 10:47:00 AM PDT by TheTimeOfMan (A time for peace and a time for war)
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To: lodi90

Any strategy except GTFO will fail. Unless one realizes that the actual goal is eternal war and all that means for globalists, remfs and arms manufacturers one will never make sense of our policies.


18 posted on 08/20/2017 10:48:24 AM PDT by Seruzawa (FABOL - F*** A Bunch Of Liberals)
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To: lodi90

Look how brave our leaders are! They are willing to fight to the last 19 year old.


19 posted on 08/20/2017 10:50:06 AM PDT by Seruzawa (FABOL - F*** A Bunch Of Liberals)
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To: bgill

Don’t forget to declare victory before packing up and heading home. It’s very important to declare victory. Makes it so much easier getting in to the next endless war if you can point to all the previous victories we’ve won.


20 posted on 08/20/2017 10:54:09 AM PDT by Garth Tater (What's mine is mine.)
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