Mattis Resigns, Afghanistan Draw-Down Incoming

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Defense Secretary James Mattis to retire

US Defence Secretary James Mattis resigned from the Trump administration on Thursday, in a letter highlighting his policy differences with the president.

>> Mattis' resignation letter

 

Hours after Mattis' announcement, the Trump administration ordered the military to start withdrawing roughly 7,000 troops from Afghanistan in the coming months... (there are curently ~14,000 acknowledged US troops in Afghanistan)

 

 

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this is awesome. now defense stock isn't going to pay so well and congress are going to have to do some work for their money.

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