WASHINGTON — In his first trip to visit active-duty troops, Trump praised the members of the U. S. military and defended his decision to quickly pull troops from Syria — a controversial move that prompted the resignation of Defense Secretary James Mattis. “We’re no longer the suckers, folks,” Trump told the servicemen and women at Al
WASHINGTON — In his first trip to visit active-duty troops, Trump praised the members of the U. S. military and defended his decision to quickly pull troops from Syria — a controversial move that prompted the resignation of Defense Secretary James Mattis.
“We’re no longer the suckers, folks,” Trump told the servicemen and women at Al Asad Air Base, a joint U. S.-Iraqi military base in western Iraq. “We don’t want to be taken advantage of any more by countries that use us and use our incredible military to protect them. They don’t pay for it, and they’re going to have to.
