Five Senators Visit Troops in Afghanistan for July 4

A bipartisan group of five senators paid a special Fourth of July visit to U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

It's always my special privilege to preside over the promotion & reenlistment of American troops serving in #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/KN96rGEc0z

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) July 4, 2017

Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., David Perdue, R-Ga., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. made the trip, according to the Washington Examiner.

Wonderful seeing so many outstanding American service members serving in #Afghanistan - we can't thank them enough for their sacrifice pic.twitter.com/kULcTdoQTP

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) July 4, 2017

There's no place I'd rather be on #IndependenceDay than with the brave men & women of our Armed Forces in #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/G8rA5fllpc

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) July 4, 2017

The Examiner noted McCain has criticized the administration for not developing a strategy to defeat the Taliban and bring peace to Afghanistan.

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