Congressmen send letter urging Trump to immediately extract U.S. troops from Iraq, Afghanistan

Two Republican congressman this week asked President Trump to immediately extricate all members of the U.S. military from Iraq and Afghanistan.

"Thank you for leadership and effort to bring our troops home and end the endless wars. We, the undersigned, respectfully request you immediately withdraw all U.S. military personnel from Afghanistan and Iraq," the letter from House Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) and Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie reads.

The two urged the president to pull out of the two Middle Eastern countries, asserting that the nations do not possess weapons that could travel far enough to threaten the U.S. mainland.

"Iraq and Afghanistan do not possess any weapons that can reach the continental United States. Moreover, neither nation is vital to the national security of the United States. Finally, neither nation is worth one more Gold Star family," the two congressmen wrote in the letter. 

They warned that the U.S. will decline from its current status if it persists in engaging in prolonged military conflicts.

"However, the United States will not remain a great power for long if we stay engaged in perpetual warfare in Iraq and Afghanistan. History is replete with examples of nations that are a shadow of themselves after lengthy and ill-fated military campaigns—just look at the United Kingdom and France," they wrote.