Jim Mattis told reporters accompanying him to Abu Dhabi he would submit his recommendations to President Donald Trump on whether to raise the number of soldiers in the war-torn country.
President Trump -- awaiting a proposal from military commander on the ground in Afghanistan -- had justly been quiet on the issue, the secretary was quoted as saying by international media outlets.
According to the Military Times, the secretary said: "We are putting our thoughts together now. It shouldn't take too long.” He . . .
