Middle Euphrates River Valley, Syria 0
9 October 2019

President Trump argued that “the U.S. has spent $8 trillion fighting and policing in the Middle East… going into the Middle East is the worst decision ever made in the history of our country”. He further declared that “now we are slowly and carefully bringing our great soldiers and military home. Our focus is on the big picture”.

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