President Trump is expected to meet with his top national security advisers on Friday to review a US-Taliban peace plan that could end America's longest running war -- but could also trigger a surrender for the US and a betrayal of the Afghan government, critics say.
Trump is expected to meet at his Bedminster golf resort with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton, according to two sources familiar with the planning. Several defense officials tell CNN that Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford are expected to be present.
The major topic will be Afghanistan and the plan that Taliban negotiator, Zalmay Khalilizad, has been working on for months to end the conflict there, according to two sources familiar with the planning.
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Update: Trump to meet senior U.S. officials to review peace plan with Taliban (Khaama Press)
WNU Editor: It looks like some big decisions are going to be made this weekend on Afghanistan.
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In the darkest hour of the Vietnam war, one suggestion offered was that the US should declare a victory and quickly go home.
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