WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Bill Flores, R-Texas, issued the following statement regarding President Trump's Afghanistan strategy: "I welcome and commend President Trump for his leadership and focus on moving forward in Afghanistan. It is encouraging to see that President Trump's administration is focused on achieving tangible results as compared to the arbitrary deadlines set by the Obama administration. "This strategy is a step in the right direction to fight and win the War on Terror. "In   more

MONROE, Ga., Aug. 22 -- Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., issued the following statement regarding President Trump's strategy for Afghanistan: "The President was very deliberate in reaching his decision on Afghanistan and considered a host of different options for moving forward." "While his decision was not reached easily, it must be considered in the context of the previous policies which have failed. Most notably, when President Obama set an arbitrary timeline for withdrawing from Iraq, the coalitions  more