Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) (Rahmat Gul/AP)Back from her first overseas trip to visit U.S. military personnel, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) U.S. military leaders have asked to deploy 3,000 to 4,000 more troops to Afghanistan, a request that probably will be fulfilled by President Trump. Back in her Cambridge, Mass., living room on Thursday just 16 hours after returning home, Warren made clear: “I’m not there on a troop increase.”“No one on the ground believes there is a military-only solution in Afghanistan. “They’re not only talking about cutting up and down at the State Department, but also leaving major diplomatic posts unfilled.

Source: Washington Post July 06, 2017 21:10 UTC