US of Ed: Trump’s Afghanistan plans and war on two fronts

“The best strategy sometimes is to lose gracefully, and maybe this is the exit route.”
Trump has come out with a new strategy in Afghanistan promising less “nation-building” and more “killing terrorists”, so what do we know so far? Meanwhile, following his resignation, Trump adviser Steve Bannon has declared the Trump presidency over and Trump has launched a war of words with House Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Can Trump afford to lose both the support of his base and the Republican party?