{"id":21210,"date":"2020-08-24T11:54:48","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T11:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/24\/trumps-second-term-plan-includes-stopping-endless-wars-boosting-military-support\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:44:04","slug":"trumps-second-term-plan-includes-stopping-endless-wars-boosting-military-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/08\/24\/trumps-second-term-plan-includes-stopping-endless-wars-boosting-military-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s second-term plan includes stopping \u2018endless\u2019 wars, boosting military support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/08\/18\/democrats-attack-trumps-military-leadership-praise-biden-as-ready-to-be-commander-in-chief\/\" target=_blank>President Donald Trump<\/a> released a 50-point second-term agenda on Sunday which vows to maintain American military might and \u201cwipe out\u201d terrorist groups overseas but also to stop the country\u2019s involvement in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/08\/04\/trump-suggests-us-troop-levels-in-afghanistan-could-be-cut-in-half-by-election-day\/\" target=_blank>\u201cendless wars.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move comes as Trump prepares to accept his party\u2019s nomination at the Republican convention this week for four more years as commander in chief. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/08\/17\/democratic-party-platform-calls-for-better-pay-for-troops-ending-forever-wars\/\" target=_blank>Democratic Party leaders<\/a> formally nominated former Vice President Joe Biden at their event last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Typically, officials from both parties use the convention to adopt a new platform of policy priorities and goals to help guide their efforts for the next five years. However, Republican Party officials this cycle opted not to adopt a new platform, instead reiterating their support for the 2016 document passed just before Trump\u2019s election.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/08\/17\/democratic-party-platform-calls-for-better-pay-for-troops-ending-forever-wars\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20228543824258.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Democratic Party platform calls for better pay for troops, ending \u2018forever\u2019 wars<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The policy guideline is designed to highlight party priorities for the next four years.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GOP leaders blamed restrictions placed on officials discussing and finalizing the document because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic for the move, but also said that if they had passed a new platform, they \u201cwould have undoubtedly unanimously agreed to reassert the Party\u2019s strong support for President Donald Trump and his administration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2016 platform voiced support for boosting military funding, promised to expand health care opposition for veterans, and strongly opposed \u201csocial experimentation\u201d in the ranks on issues like transgender enlistment and the expansion of combat roles for women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also calls for increased accountability among Veterans Affairs staff, a key campaign issue for Trump in 2016, but also one that the president has suggested in recent years is moot because of new legislation passed by Congress to more easily fire employees at the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The updated 50-point list released by the president on Sunday appears to take the place of the traditional platform plan, vowing to create 10 million new jobs in 10 months, pass congressional term limits, and \u201creturn to normal in 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It vows to \u201cprotect our veterans and provide world-class healthcare and services.\u201d Critics have charged Trump with pushing too many resources and responsibilities for veterans care to private-sector medical centers in recent years, instead of investing in the Department of Veterans Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s new list also includes plans to \u201claunch Space Force,\u201d the new independent military branch established last December. Trump also unveiled plans to establish a \u201cpermanent manned presence on the Moon and send the first manned mission to Mars\u201d as part of that point, although it\u2019s unclear how the military force would be involved in those efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reiterating a key theme of his 2016 campaign and his first term in office, Trump also promised he will \u201cget allies to pay their fair share\u201d in a second term and to \u201cmaintain and expand America\u2019s unrivaled military strength.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican leaders have blasted former President Barack Obama and Biden for what they called years of military neglect, and Trump has said his administration has \u201crebuilt the military\u201d through a series of budget increases in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s second-term promises also include improving military cybersecurity and missile defense systems, and an unspecified 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