The US president noted that while he desires a full military withdrawal from Afghanistan, he has not yet set a target date. Trump told a White House news conference:
"We're not acting as soldiers, we're acting as police, and we're not sent over there to be policemen. But we're there 19 years, and I think that's enough. We want to bring our soldiers back home ... we can always go back if we have to. If we have to go back, we'll go back raging, and they [the soldiers] will go back as warriors, fighters, but right now we're policing, and we're not meant to be police force."When asked if the US Thanksgiving holiday on November 26 was a target date, Trump responded:
"No, I have no target. [US troops will return] as soon as is reasonable. Over a period of time, but as soon as reasonable. We're down to 7,000-some-odd soldiers right now, and in Iraq, we're down to 4,000 soldiers. So we're making a lot of progress."Senior US military officials are expected to discuss options for withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan with Trump over the next few days. Complete withdrawal of troops could occur as early as before the November presidential election, officials familiar with the matter told the New York Times this week.
Comment: With the November election right around the corner, and the reality of a faulty mail-in fiasco already in the making, big tech will most likely opt to delay any current legalities in favor of a jiggered change of leadership. There is no doubt these companies will 'support' a win for the Democratic Party and thereby self-alter the parameters of their individual legal predicaments.