Trump's Musical Chairs in Afghanistan
Are Will Ruger’s connections with Koch, where he's advocated troop withdrawals, make him fit to be ambassador to Kabul? The president evidently thought so.
Despite its two decades-long war in Afghanistan, the United States has never had an ambassador last there for more than three years. And President Trump’s new nominee for the post, William Ruger, may never even get to turn down the official sheets in Kabul.
On September 10, Trump quietly announced his intention to nominate Ruger, who did a tour in Afghan…
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