I hope they were paying attention because what I’m pretty sure what I heard Trump say was winning would require killing millions of people and he would rather not. I think the implication was don’t assume he won’t.
Trump will kill the leaders instead
And the Taliban would be well advised to not make the mistake of jumping on the backs of the last few US servicemen leaving Afghanistan, stabbing them from behind as they leave. Nothing else is as sure to bring the Americans surging back into their country than such a Parthian shot.