WASHINGTON – The coming period of U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq is “fraught with risk,” but the military will not hesitate to strike back if extremists attempt to undermine the transition to a smaller U.S.
force in those countries, the newly installed acting secretary of defense said Wednesday.Speaking at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Christopher C.
Miller, who served in both Afghanistan and Iraq as an Army Special Forces officer, said President Donald Trump's order to cut the U.S.
military presence to 2,500 troops in those countries by Jan. 15 was a step toward ending the wars responsibly.Some members of Congress, including Republicans, have argued that the move is unwise or premature.“Headlines about ‘bringing the boys.