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President Donald Trump went to the polls to bring home American soldiers from the “endless wars” in the Middle East.
The president seems determined to try to strike a blow at his electoral promise to the end, even though he will soon be replaced by Joe Biden.
The soldiers will be back on January 15.
On Tuesday, the Pentagon announced that 2,500 US troops will be called home from Iraq and Afghanistan, the AFP news agency reports.
The soldiers are expected to return to US soil on January 15 of next year, five days before Joe Biden is sworn in as president.
“I formally announce that we will comply with President Trump’s order to continue our repositioning of forces from Afghanistan and Iraq,” Donald Trump’s new Defense Secretary Christopher Miller said during a press conference, The Hill reports.
Just over a week ago, Donald Trump fired former Defense Secretary Mark Esper. Many observers at the time thought the move was about getting a more compliant minister before a quick troop withdrawal before Joe Biden becomes president.
Joe Biden has been most disturbing when asked about the presence of American troops in the Middle East.
Kurdish forces left in Syria
Donald Trump has cut down US troops in Iraq and Syria in earlier stages.
In October last year, Donald Trump withdrew the presence of US troops from northern Syria during Turkey’s ongoing offensive against the Kurds, who have been US allies in the war against the Islamic State, which was met with strong criticism. international.
At the end of July, the United States also decided to withdraw 12,000 of the 34,500 soldiers stationed in Germany on behalf of NATO.
