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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Trump says Defense Secretary James Mattis will be retiring at the end of February and a new chief will be named shortly.
MATTIS:

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jim Mattis says Trump deserves a defense secretary `whose views are better aligned with yours,' says he's stepping down.
Key graf from Secretary Mattis letter - not retiring as the President announced. Mattis is leaving.
The Mattis letter basically rebukes the President

"While the US remains the indispensable nation in the free world, we cannot protect our interests or serve that role effectively without maintaining strong alliances and showing respect to those allies"
The Mattis resignation comes as multiple news organizations are reporting that the President wants plans to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan
Here is the link to the Mattis letter assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5655…
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