US President Donald Trump has claimed that he could have won the war in Afghanistan within just three weeks, questioning why previous American administrations failed to secure victory in the country’s longest-running war.
Speaking at a campaign rally for the upcoming midterm elections in Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday, Trump criticised previous US governments for their approach to military conflicts, arguing that they had failed to pursue clear objectives and achieve decisive victories.
Referring to America’s prolonged military involvement in Afghanistan, Trump questioned the strategy adopted by successive administrations, saying that the United States had remained engaged in the conflict for years without fighting with the clear objective of winning.
“Afghanistan, years and years. We never fight to win. We don’t fight to win; we fight to tie,” Trump said.
He further asserted that he could have brought the war to an end with a decisive victory in just three weeks.
“I could have won that war in three weeks,” Trump claimed.
Trump’s remarks have once again brought attention to the prolonged US military campaign in Afghanistan, which lasted nearly two decades and ended with the withdrawal of American forces in August 2021.
His comments also reflect his continued criticism of the military strategies and foreign policy decisions pursued by previous US administrations during America’s longest war.
