AFGHANISTAN/MILITARY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, arriving at the Pentagon to huddle with national security leaders Thursday, said ‘we’ll see’ if more U.S. troops are going to be sent to Afghanistan.
Trump convened a closed ‘political-military’ meeting that lasted about 90 minutes and covered a range of national security topics, including a review of Afghanistan troop levels and the ongoing U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State.
In response to a shouted question about whether the U.S. will send more troops to Afghanistan, Trump said ‘we’ll see.’
‘And we’re doing very well against ISIS. ISIS is falling fast, very fast,’ he continued.
Also slated to be in attendance were Vice President Mike Pence, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and some top White House aides, including son-in-law Jared Kushner.
The fight against the Islamic State just notched a victory in retaking control of the Iraqi city of Mosul, though clearing operations in the city spearheaded by Iraqi forces continue and there is still much work to do before the terrorist group is defeated.”
-Jacqueline Klimas, “Trump on more U.S. troops in Afghanistan: ‘We’ll see’,” Politico, July 20, 2017 12:18pm