Middle East military campaign became America's biggest mistake, President Donald Trump said in an interview with The Hill.
"The biggest mistake in our country's history is that President George W. Bush has decided to send troops to the Middle East," said Donald Trump. However, President Barack Obama may have made a mistake in withdrawing troops from the area, according to Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump, who did not receive Bush's ballot in the 2016 presidential election, said both the financial cost and the loss of lives due to US involvement in the Middle East could not be justified. .
"We have spent $ 7 trillion in the Middle East. $ 7 trillion and millions of lives, you know, "said Donald Trump.
"Civil war is understandable, civil war is civil war, but here's another." Putting our troops into the Middle East, I say to you, is a bad decision for the country. "Said the president.
According to the Pentagon, the cost of operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria from 2001 to 2018 amounted to $ 1.52 trillion.
As of September 2017, the United States spent $ 5.6 trillion on two wars, as well as on military operations in Pakistan and Syria, according to data from Brown University. In addition, this amount includes national security costs and health care for veterans.