Op-Ed: 16 Years On, It's Past Time to Bring Our Troops Home From Afghanistan
August 21, 2017
August 21, 2017
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The office of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., issued the following op-ed:
The Trump administration is increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan and, by doing so, keeping us involved even longer in a 16-year-old war that has long since gone past its time.
The mission in Afghanistan has lost its purpose, and I think it is a terrible idea to send any more troops into that war. It's time to come home now.
Our war in Afghanistan began in a p . . .
The Trump administration is increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan and, by doing so, keeping us involved even longer in a 16-year-old war that has long since gone past its time.
The mission in Afghanistan has lost its purpose, and I think it is a terrible idea to send any more troops into that war. It's time to come home now.
Our war in Afghanistan began in a p . . .