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Trump counterterrorism strategy urges allies to do more
Source: Reuters
POLITICS | Fri May 5, 2017 | 5:35pm EDT
Exclusive: Trump counterterrorism strategy urges allies to do more
By Jonathan Landay and Warren Strobel | WASHINGTON
A draft of President Donald Trump's new counterterrorism strategy demands that U.S. allies shoulder more of the burden in combating Islamist militants, while acknowledging that the scourge will never be totally eliminated.
The 11-page draft, seen on Friday by Reuters, said the United States should avoid costly, "open-ended" military commitments.
"We need to intensify operations against global jihadist groups while also reducing the costs of American 'blood and treasure' in pursuit of our counterterrorism goals," states the document, which is expected to be released in coming months.
"We will seek to avoid costly, large-scale U.S. military interventions to achieve counterterrorism objectives and will increasingly look to partners to share the responsibility for countering terrorist groups," it says.
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Exclusive: Trump counterterrorism strategy urges allies to do more
By Jonathan Landay and Warren Strobel | WASHINGTON
A draft of President Donald Trump's new counterterrorism strategy demands that U.S. allies shoulder more of the burden in combating Islamist militants, while acknowledging that the scourge will never be totally eliminated.
The 11-page draft, seen on Friday by Reuters, said the United States should avoid costly, "open-ended" military commitments.
"We need to intensify operations against global jihadist groups while also reducing the costs of American 'blood and treasure' in pursuit of our counterterrorism goals," states the document, which is expected to be released in coming months.
"We will seek to avoid costly, large-scale U.S. military interventions to achieve counterterrorism objectives and will increasingly look to partners to share the responsibility for countering terrorist groups," it says.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-extremism-idUSKBN1812AN
