Offering a ‘return to normalcy,’ Biden pledges troop surges in Iraq and Afghanistan

“We’re not doing any of this troop withdrawal malarkey."

WASHINGTON — After promising a return to normalcy after four turbulent years under his predecessor, President-elect Joe Biden took concrete steps in that direction today by pledging to order troop surges in both Iraq and Afghanistan on his first day in office.

“Americans today are more divided than ever before,” the former vice president said in a speech…