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by The New York Times | 12.26.18

President Trump made his first visit to U.S. troops in a combat zone amid a government shutdown and days after his Pentagon chief resigned.
Iraq is the one theater of war where Mr. Trump has not promised a rapid withdrawal. Plans to exit Syria and Afghanistan have infuriated allies.

Read the full story at the New York Times

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