WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared victory against the Islamic State violent extremist group inside Syria amid reports he is close to ordering the withdrawal of all American military troops from that war-torn country.
"We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency," he wrote in a tweet.
The president has long been frustrated with the U.S. operation in Syria and the Middle East. As a presidential candidate, he railed against America's post-9/11 military operations there.
Trump has long argued the billions spent in the region would have been better used at home to upgrade America's roads, bridges, airports, tunnels, seaports and other infrastructure.
The administration has yet to formally announce a withdrawal plan or final exit date.
