Trump Has Called the Afghan War “a Mess.” His Generals Want to Escalate It.




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Summary: I HATE AGREEING with Donald Trump. “We made a terrible mistake getting involved in the first place,” he told CNN in October, referring to the war in Afghanistan, which he called a “mess”. “I would leave the troops there begrudgingly,” the then-presidential candidate added. “Believe me, I’m not happy about it.” You remember Afghanistan, right? The longest war in U.S.