Fueling 'Perpetual War,' Trump to Send 4,000 Troops to Afghanistan
Jake Johnson, staff writer
In a move signaling marked escalation of a war that has spanned nearly 16 years, a Trump administration official told the Associated Press on Thursday that an additional 4,000 troops will be sent to Afghanistan. An official announcement is expected to come next week.
"War fought without oversight is war without end."
—Dan Feehan, former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense