McCAUL SUPPORTS MOVE TO KEEP TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN

  

Local U.S. Congressman says he supports President Obasma’s announcement Wednesday that he intends to keep in place 8,400 troops in Afghanistan through the end of his presidency.

In a statement issued late Wednesday, McCaul, the chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security said the president, “rightly reversed his previous plan to reduce U.S. troop levels from 9,800 to 5,500 by the of the year.”

However, McCaul goes on to say, the president’s decision to withdraw 1,400 troops this year, “poses considerable risks to the national security of the U.S. and to our men and women serving in the region.”

McCaul insists the United States, “must maintain a robust presence there to accomplish this mission alongside Afghan and coalition allies. Furthermore, should learn the history of previous mistakes in Iraq instead of repeat them"