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The campaign saying that the war in afghanistan and all military presence in the middle east was a waste of money. president trump or then donald trump had taken to twitter beginning in 2011 saying that afghanistan was a complete waste and he stressed no more wasted lives, saying it was time for all of the troops to come home. so the question is, if thats the strategy, sending more troops, that the president ultimately picks, will the american public back him? combine that with the fact that the...

Seemed to change his tune or at least moderate his message a bit in recent months and years. heres what he told cnn in october of 2015 about why he might leave troops in afghanistan as president? >> we made a terrible mistake getting involved there in the first place. its a mess. its a mess, and at this point we probably have to because that thing will collapse about two seconds after they leave. i would leave the troops there begrudgingly. im not happy about it. >> kim, youve been speaking to p...