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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOff the rails: Trump's failed 11th-hour military withdrawal campaign
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💥 NEW Off the rails: Inside Trumps final-weeks campaign to withdraw the U.S. military from engagements around the world
Illustration of President Donald Trump on a scrap of paper featuring his signature and multiple military helicopters
Off the rails: Trumps failed 11th-hour military withdrawal campaign
A behind-the-scenes look at former President Trumps unprecedented clash with the Pentagon.
axios.com
3:27 PM · May 16, 2021
Axios
@axios
💥 NEW Off the rails: Inside Trumps final-weeks campaign to withdraw the U.S. military from engagements around the world
Illustration of President Donald Trump on a scrap of paper featuring his signature and multiple military helicopters
Off the rails: Trumps failed 11th-hour military withdrawal campaign
A behind-the-scenes look at former President Trumps unprecedented clash with the Pentagon.
axios.com
3:27 PM · May 16, 2021
https://www.axios.com/off-the-rails-trump-military-withdraw-afghanistan-5717012a-d55d-4819-a79f-805d5eb3c6e2.html
John McEntee, one of Donald Trump's most-favored aides, handed retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor a piece of paper with a few notes scribbled on it. He explained: "This is what the president wants you to do."
1. Get us out of Afghanistan.
2. Get us out of Iraq and Syria.
3. Complete the withdrawal from Germany.
4. Get us out of Africa.
It was Nov. 9, 2020 days after Trump lost his re-election bid, 10 weeks before the end of his presidency and just moments after Macgregor was offered a post as senior adviser to acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller.
As head of the powerful Presidential Personnel Office, McEntee had Trump's ear. Even so, Macgregor was astonished. He told McEntee he doubted they could do all of these things before Jan. 20.
"Then do as much as you can," McEntee replied.
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Off the rails: Trump's failed 11th-hour military withdrawal campaign (Original Post)
Nevilledog
May 2021
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Walleye
(31,028 posts)1. Nothing in the note about getting vaccinations to all Americans?
Nevilledog
(51,117 posts)2. Musta run out of room.......
moonscape
(4,673 posts)9. Wasn't on Putin's To Do list. n/t
dweller
(23,641 posts)3. Soooo ...
He wanted all the military home for something ...
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gratuitous
(82,849 posts)4. Interesting angle
I just figured he was torching the place on his way out.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)5. first thing that popped into my brain...........
Bristlecone
(10,128 posts)6. Good point. Exactly how he thinks.
ZonkerHarris
(24,229 posts)7. Putin and China's wish list right there.
former9thward
(32,017 posts)8. The U.S.out of Afghanistan is their wish list?
Do you want us to stay?
Hekate
(90,714 posts)10. OMG, from first day to last, he was trying to wreck this country...