Wall Street has no future in Afghanistan. I strongly suggest Wall Street companies dependent on USA military contracts DIVERSIFY.

Pence is being honest. He says "The USA is in Afghanistan to stay." The forever war. The USA under Trump/Pence is setting up the country up for failure year after year after year. Win? No. Just a forever war.

Ah, an artificial time line emboldens the enemy. No. Bombing a hospital emboldens the enemy.

Brigade level personnel is provided by USA to compel the Iraqi forces. Is that legal? Can American Commanders lead foreign forces exclusively? That is like hiring out your officers. I thought officers were linked to American units. I don't believe that is even real. Shi'ite units have their own leaders based in their religion. Maybe the Sunnis. I don't think that statement about American leadership in Iraq is real.

Pence wants a war of statues to provide the entire history of the country. I always said parks in the USA need to be full of concrete and iron.

Make America SAFE again. Make America prosperous again. Make America great again.

Safe? The hate group in Charlottesville had a permit. This is not rocket science. Speaking of safe, when are the American war zones going to wind down?

Make America go back to work again. Jobs, jobs, jobs.

Really? Has Pence looked at the unemployment rate lately?

"Our over arching goals in Afghanistan remains the same." - MSNBC showed Obama and Trump's words in addressing the country. THE SAME. Guess what? The military is occupying the Presidency year after year after year. Maybe we need an exorcist for the Oval Office.

Oh, that is a good point, Russia is expanding it's role in Afghanistan that supports the current government in Kabul and the Taliban. There is no losing the war is there?

Trump is holding a rally today? He is campaigning. He doesn't like his rejection percentage in popularity. Who is losing now, huh, Don? He has an approval rating of 37 percent post Bannon. It can only get better from here. Hate works for the Republican base, but, not the rest of the country. As a rule the American people expect improvement in the country after an election, not worse. The undecided at Gallup is 6 percent. That won't win an election with a disapproval rate solidly at 58 percent.

War isn't as popular as it used to be and the chance of Afghanistan going back to pre-911 status is slim to none with Russia forcing the USA out of the country. Russia is not dropping bombs this time, they are occupying Kabul.

Now this sounds right or should I say, Trump's Wall Street Agenda.

• The U.S. has spent (click here) upwards of $700 billion on Afghanistan's war, and the Trump administration is hoping to recoup some of that via its vast mineral wealth.
• An Afghan spokesperson told CNBC that Trump's attention to the country could be a 'strategic win-win' for both.
• A recent study pegged natural resources in the country as worth at least $3 trillion, but the Taliban remains a key hurdle to any development efforts.

I think the USA can safely come home and out of Afghanistan. I would really check the idea that the USA Commanders are leading Iraq's military. I know that is not correct when it comes to the Shi'ites. But, the $1 billion embassy must be serving some purpose. I think 'volunteering' our military leaders equates to soldiers of fortune, too. There was a report that two Americans died in Iraq a couple of weeks ago. The ODD statement that accompanied that reporting was that the Americans were not involved in any battle. The opposition forces in Iraq hunted the Americans down to eliminate their leadership. I'd place real money on that.

Look this mess in Afghanistan is a fight for wealth. The USA military wants to stop Russia from obtaining wealth. We are fighting Russia in Afghanistan. It is time to stop fighting proxy wars with Russia and bring the soldiers home. Russia will stock pile rare earth minerals. There is on Wall Street wealth coming out of Afghanistan. Those minerals will be mined and disappear into military stockpiles. The only company making money are the mining companies and that is a CAPITLAISM paradigm. Russia is a communist country with mining companies owned by the state when necessary.