for his country through the year 2030 to go along with the military backing he says he ll need for another decade. the united states will resume annual payments of $650 million to $700 mill million to the afghanistan reconstruction trust fund. payments to the fund were suspended in june because of scandal at the country s largest bank. the congress research service analyzing data estimates the u.s. spent $443 billion on the war in afghanistan since the attacks of september 11th. enough of the real news, let s huddle up around the water cooler to hold the wake for herman cain s presidential campaign. as you know, he recited the lyrics to the theme song from pokemon 2000. he did this at his good-bye press conference on saturday. the tributes began pouring in last night beginning with one from jon stewart. herman cain saying the