Asked a bunch of troops, veterans and family members for their thoughts about POTUS ordering the withdrawal of US troops from Syria and possibly also from Afghanistan. What follows is their responses.
2/ “We would love to see all these wars end and everyone home safe with their family! But, if it will undo all the things our loved ones fought and died for then that’s sad. America has always stepped up to help others, that’s who we are...
3/ “... May God give our military the wisdom and strength to do the what’s right!”
— Gold Star Mother
— Gold Star Mother
4/ Gold Star Mother #2: “This decision to start pulling out of Afghanistan is a very difficult one for me Jake. I wrestled with my feelings all day Friday, to the point that I could barely function....
5/“... Although I am glad to see us pull out of a conflict that served no purpose, it tears my heart out, to the cold hard fact that my son died for nothing. We are pulling out and nothing, absolutely nothing was accomplished. Another Vietnam....
6/ “... I do, however give kudos to President Trump for doing so. No more mothers will have to spend the holidays grieving over the loss of a child from a conflict with no purpose. I think he knows....
7/ “... It served no purpose other than to line the pockets of the Afghanistan government and defense contractors. I will need to hand this struggle over to God. It is all I can do.“
8/ OEF Veteran: “Should do it strategically this time. Unlike Iraq. And we should probably not tell the world what we're going to do... you can bet that the enemies of the US read and watch the news as well... it's called Operational Security”
9/ More to come...
