Russia Publicly Supports US Troop Pullout from Afghanistan

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Donald Trump’s decision to pull troops from Syria and Afghanistan has been very unpopular, even within his own cabinet. There was no bigger sign of this than the resignation of Secretary of Defense, James Mattis.

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The moves, however, have been met with celebration from countries who want to see the US destabalized. Russia was seen as one of the big winners of the decision to pull out of Syria and they are also thrilled about the Afghanistan news.

Maria Zhakarova is the Director of the Press Department for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Today, the MFA tweeted out, “Russia has repeatedly warned the US and its partners in the international coalition in Afghanistan about the fallacy of relying on a military solution to the Afghan problem and the need to involve political and diplomatic channels to launch an inclusive peace process.”

Zhakarova continued, “We have also noted a statement by the US leadership about the upcoming withdrawal of up to 50% of the US forces from Afghanistan. We consider this a step in the right direction..." - Hill Reporter

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Of course they do-- it's their idea.

[Volaris]

2. Of course they would...

My bet is Putin wants his own bite at that apple, and can't go in there and be a pain in the ass if a us military presence exists

At any point, Mr Putin, you can go ahead and order Mr Trump to resign his position, and he would do that.

We'd be grateful.