will look back clearly and professionally and learn every lesson that we can. that is our way. but right now, it is time to thank all of those who served in this war. because you are the greatest asset that we have. you. the extraordinary men and women who volunteered to keep us all safe, and your families. so my prayers are with you. with the gold star families who lost loved ones in afghanistan, and with the warriors who mourn their fallen brothers and sisters, and with those who bear the wounds of war, to body and to soul, we will never forget what you did. and what you gave. our country owes you thanks. that won t fade. and support that won t falter.
the page. that, yes, of course there will still be stories emanating from the taliban and the crack down on women and young girls there. yes, of course they ll be concerned isis-k could be plotting other terror attacks there against afghan citizens or the west. that won t fade. but if we move on again to the president s domestic agenda, the battle against the pandemic, we started looking towards next year s mid-terms, hopefully economic recovery, so on and so on. that s what the white house hope we re talking about, and they keep pointing to as badly as the last few weeks have gone, as tough as today was, most americans per polling still want the u.s. forces to be out of afghanistan. i feel like the president will eventually receive credit for being the one to end this war and bring our troops home. obviously, though, today s a dev stating day. it s harder to see that reality at this moment. to our viewers, though, and to pledge i made to jim, let s please remember the number of soul
hopefully without much in the way of violence, we will have turned the page. that yes, of course, there will still be stories emitted from the taliban and the crackdown and the young girls there. yes, of, course there will be the concern that isis-k could be plotting other attacks there against afghan citizens or the west. that won t fade. but if we have moved on again to the president s domestic agenda, the battle against the pandemic, we are starting to look towards next year s midterms, hopefully economic return, that s with the white house keeps turning to. as tough as today was, most americans, per polling, still want the u.s. forces to be out of afghanistan. i feel like the president will eventually receive credit to bring this and war to an end and the troops home. i think that it is harder to see this reality at this moment. to our viewers though and to the pledge i made to jim, let us please remember the number of souls who will get to live
it s that time of year for predictions. here goes. the economy will be again the big story. it will be a year of economic growth and growing worry that the recovery is not benefiting everyone. the unemployment rate will likely fall below 7%. the real story, is the underemployment rate, and don t expect that to budge. the recently unemployed, they will have a better chance of getting rehired next year. but the long-term unemployed still face the same old problems. congress may reinstate long-term jobless benefits earlier in the year. but by the end of the year, expect that program to end for good. the minimum wage, it will rise in 13 states. but not as high as the $15 an hour that workers are protesting for. the minimum waij debate won t fade in 2014. the stock market may not return as richly as it did in 2013.