Coincidentally it’s been nearly 5 years since McCain’s last Afghanistan surge plan completed – PB/TK
John McCain Unveils Plan for Afghanistan Surge After Trump Rejects McMaster’s Plan for Afghanistan Surge – By Breitbart News / Aug 10 2017
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) announced Thursday that he will submit a plan for more U.S. troops in Afghanistan when Congress drafts its annual defense policy bill.
McCain’s statement, described by the Associated Press as “a rebuke to President Donald Trump,” comes after the Commander-in-Chief rejected Afghan war plans from the Pentagon and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster. Those strategies, though not revealed to the public, have been described with proposals similar to McCain’s.
Politico’s Susan B. Glasser reported in late July that Laurel Miller, former Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP), took part in McMaster’s Afghanistan planning and “believes that is has produced essentially a status-quo, stay-the-course proposal.”
The primary suggestions in the rejected strategy include increased troop deployment and at least four more years of engagement
