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WH Misspells Milley’s Name, Miscounts Number Of Troops In Syria In Talking Points On Afghanistan

Jon Brown
WH Misspells Milley’s Name, Miscounts Number Of Troops In Syria In Talking Points On Afghanistan
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The White House talking points about Afghanistan that circulated Monday misspelled the name of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and incorrectly claimed there are no U.S. troops in Syria.

The document, which was reportedly sent around by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) office to House Democrats, contained a long list of bullet points explaining the White House’s position on various elements of the Afghanistan crisis, according to The Hill.

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