Pentagon prepares for Trump order to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, Iraq

The Pentagon is preparing for an order from President Trump to withdraw several thousand U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Iraq before he leaves office on Jan. 20, according to several reports.The Defense Department is anticipating as soon as this week that Trump will order military officials to cut the number of troops in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 and the number of forces in Iraq from 3,000 to 2,500 by Jan 15, CNN first reported.The…