TRISis - Crisis: "Muddled direction from the Pentagon": Turkey, Russia, Iran and the Syrian government as a greater danger than the Islamic State (ISIS)
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley at the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday Milley also argued against pulling all U.S. troops out of Syria, as Trump has advocated in the past. When asked why the troops are there, the chairman responded: “It’s because ISIS still exists.” “It’ll probably take maybe six to 12 months, something like that, but ISIS would reemerge if the United States went to zero,” Milley said. AFGHANISTAN FALLOUT: At Wednesday's House Armed Services hearing, Chairman Adam Smith said he wants to look into revelations in the Washington Post that officials misled the public about progress in the war in Afghanistan. "I would request that this committee hold hearings on the Afghan Papers and call before Congress, with subpoena, every person who has misled this country," Rep. Ro Khanna urged. Trump ally Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) also called for hearings. Smith said he agreed, but also attem...