Mattis now not shocked via Trump halting South Korea drills: Pentagon

Mattis now not shocked via Trump halting South Korea drills: Pentagon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Protection Secretary Jim Mattis was once now not stuck off guard via President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was once postponing army workout routines with South Korea, a Pentagon spokeswoman mentioned on Tuesday, including he was once consulted forward of time.

U.S. Protection Secretary Jim Mattis testifies prior to a Senate Armed Services and products Committee listening to at the “Protection Division funds posture in assessment of the Protection Authorization Request for FY2019 and the Long term Years Protection Program” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2018. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

Pressed on whether or not he was once shocked via the verdict to halt the army drills, spokeswoman Dana White mentioned: “There have been no surprises.”

Different present and previous U.S. protection officers, talking on situation of anonymity, advised Reuters they had been shocked via the announcement and expressed worry about decreasing the readiness of American army group of workers at the Korean peninsula.

Reporting via Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali; modifying via Grant McCool

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