your mind. what is a proper ending to the afghan war? >> see, that's the problem. we started this war stating simply we are going to go kill the people that killed us and make sure they can't do it again. by the time i got afghanistan in 2010 it was, you know, make this place better for the women and children here. listen, i have my flesh to make that place better for the women and children. it's not say i don't care about that. but to understand that even our leaders didn't understand what our ultimate objective was when president trump started announcing to pull troops out of afghanistan. my sentiment was very simple. if you can't state an objective and tell us how we are going to meet and it why the blood and treasure matters then you should pull them out. you are derelict in duty as a leader. i'm talking about our military leaders and policy leaders to keep moving the goal post every midterm or presidential election to let the tail wag the dog almost. how can we get more votes on this issue rather than how can we win this war? generals used to say if i can win this battle they think i can't win that will make my