Biden’s silence on troops in Afghanistan and Iraq have many wondering how he will handle the remaining troops left in the two countries once he enters office.

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In a 2012 tweet while serving as vice president during the Obama administration, he said that U.S. troops would be out of Afghanistan by 2014 – a goal that was not met.

“VP on Afghanistan: “We will leave in 2014,” he wrote. . . .

Biden voted against the war in Iraq in 1991 under President George H. W. Bush, but 10 years later following the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the Democratic senator from Delaware voted in unanimous consent for the war in Afghanistan. He then supported sending troops to Iraq in 2003 – a choice he seemingly grappled with in the years following, calling it a “mistake.”

But in 2007 he voted against a $94.4 billion proposal which would have forced then-President George W. Bush to put together a withdrawal plan from Iraq. . . .

The president-elect surprised voters in September after he told Stars and Stripes that he would likely maintain a presence in the region to see through the Taliban-Afghan government peace deal and ensure stability against forces like ISIS.

“These ‘forever wars’ have to end. I support drawing down the troops. But here’s the problem, we still have to worry about terrorism and [the Islamic State],” Biden reportedly told the publication.

“I think we need special ops capacity to coordinate with our allies,” Biden said, adding that he thinks “1,500 to 2,000” troops would likely remain.

Trump is expected to order U.S. troops be cut roughly in half to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, while Iraq would also see 500 troops removed, leaving 2,500 in the Levant nation. . . .

(Excerpt from Fox News. Article by Caitlin McFall. Photo Credit: White House Flickr.)