Trump Has Plans To Win Afghanistan War But Doesn't "Want To Kill 10 Million People"

During a press event in the Oval Office today with Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, Donald Trump told reporters he could end the Afghanistan war “in a week,” but that doing so would cause millions of deaths.

“I could win that war in a week," said Trump. "I just don’t want to kill 10 million people."

The president added that Afghanistan would be “wiped off the face of the earth” in 10 days if he chose to bring a quick end to the nation’s longest war.

Note - the United States is not at war with Afghanistan.

WATCH: President Trump says that he could win the 18-year Afghan War in 10 days, because he has plans that could wipe Afghanistan off the face of the Earth and kill 10,000,000 people, but "I don't want to go that route." pic.twitter.com/IftsRmBjpG

— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 22, 2019

Donald the Dove just casually threatened to nuke Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/NamZFIhOrv

— Emma Vigeland (@EmmaVigeland) July 22, 2019

do you think the president understands that we're not actually at war *with* afghanistan https://t.co/FcEArdp9Mt

— the norms misser (@cd_hooks) July 22, 2019

Of the several, uh, minor details that seem lost on the President here one worth pointing out is that we are not at war with the nation of Afghanistan — we are at war *for* the nation of Afghanistan.

So, the President just said he has a plan to wipe an allied country off the map

— Warax, Prince of Hippos. 🦛💨 (@iAmTheWarax) July 22, 2019