The president campaigned on a vow to bring American troops home, but his standoff with Iran has seen thousands more soldiers deployed to the Middle East.
Indeed, recent tensions with Iran have prompted Trump to commit thousands more U.S. troops to Middle East postings.
"And I think the new year is going to offer some challenges because Iran isn't going to stop attacking," he added. Iranian-backed militias—and their handlers in Iran—want American troops out of Iraq entirely. Those who
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