double edged sword playing with pakistan they have the ability to flood over the borders with thousands and thousands that will destabilize the country. that has been the challenge of every administration in dealing with the afghanistan-pakistan border. it's extremely porous border. and we remember the number one terrorist kill in the obama administration was in pakistan. it's a tricky relationship that previous administrations have tried to navigate. the one that can't get mentioned at all and hasn't been mentioned is the one with russia. the russians have a long history in afghanistan since 1980s going back to u.s. involvement with the cia. the russians are supporting the taliban in the north. a lot of the u.s. losses are now because the russians have come back in and are starting to play territorial games. this regional diplomacy and regional strategy has to be something that donald trump considers. unfortunately he has gutted the state department. he has completely disempowered