Russian Bounty On American Troops

The Russian government paid the Taliban to kill American troops.

Let that sink in. Russia offered bounties on the heads of American soldiers and marines serving in Afghanistan, and they have actually paid out money for confirmed kills.

We have witnessed some shocking events in recent years, but I don’t recall anything that rises to this level. The question is, now that we know, what are we going to do about it?

Mr. Trump was briefed on this issue in March of this year. His advisers presented him with a menu of retaliatory actions from a stern letter to the Kremlin to the implementation of new sanctions. Mr. Trump did nothing. He opted not to retaliate. Instead, he handed Mr. Putin a huge gift by announcing that the US would withdraw ALL of its troops from Germany, a move that will provide Russia with an enormous strategic advantage in the region. 

One question remains. What are WE going to do about it in November?