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Brendan Koch holds a Missouri battle flag used during the Civil War as he watches the removal of a Confederate monument from a city park Monday, June 26, 2017, in St. Louis. As part of an agreement between the city and the Missouri Civil War Museum, the museum will pay for the removal of the monument and store it until a permanent new site is found for it. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Workers dismantle a Confederate monument as it is removed from a city park Monday, June 26, 2017, in St. Louis. Part of an agreement between the city and the Missouri Civil War Museum calls for the museum to pay for the removal of the monument and store it until a permanent new site is found for it. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Brendan Koch, left, holds a Missouri battle flag used during the Civil War as he and his mother, Janet Koch, watch the removal of a Confederate monument from a city park Monday, June 26, 2017, in St. Louis. As part of an agreement between the city and the Missouri Civil War Museum, the museum will pay for the removal of the monument and store it until a permanent new site is found for it. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Around 300 supporters demonstrated outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Albuquerque, N.M., in support of Iraqi refugee Kadhim Al-bumohammed on Monday, June 26, 2017. Al-bumohammed is facing possible deportation back to Iraqi. Supporters say Al-bumohammed helped train U.S. soldiers going to Iraq and will face death if he's deported. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

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FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2015 photo, an Emirati gunner watches for enemy fire from the rear gate of a United Arab Emirates Chinook military helicopter flying over Yemen. The United Arab Emirates flatly denied allegations revealed in an Associated Press investigation last week that its forces were running secret prisons inside Yemen and torturing detainees, calling the report “completely untrue.” (AP Photo/Adam Schreck, File)

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An Iraqi soldier stands atop a destroyed house in a neighborhood recently retaken by Iraqi security forces during fighting against Islamic State militants in west Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, June 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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Civilians flee during fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, June 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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An Iraqi soldier walks in a neighborhood recently retaken by Iraqi security forces during fighting against Islamic State militants in west Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, June 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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Children play on debris in a neighborhood recently retaken by Iraqi security forces during fighting against Islamic State militants in west Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, June 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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A Kashmiri Muslim protester shows Pakistani flag and shouts anti Indian slogans during a protest after Eid al-Fitr prayers in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, June 26, 2017. Indian forces used tear gas and pellet guns to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters who took to the streets after Eid al-Fitr prayers protesting Indian rule on Monday. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

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An Indian paramilitary force soldier fires a pellet gun during a protest after Eid al-Fitr prayers in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, June 26, 2017. Indian forces used tear gas and pellet guns to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters who took to the streets after Eid al-Fitr prayers protesting Indian rule on Monday. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

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In this Jan. 28, 2017, photo, a firearm, magazines and a suppressor rest on a table at a gun range in Atlanta, Georgia. Gun rights advocates entered the Trump era with high hopes. After years of frustration they thought a gun-friendly president and Congress would advance their agenda. (AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane)

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In this Jan. 31, 2017, photo, a firearm suppressor is on display at a gun shop in Stockbridge, Georgia. Gun rights advocates entered the Trump era with high hopes. After years of frustration they thought a gun-friendly president and Congress would advance their agenda. (AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane)

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FILE - In this April 30, 2016, file photo, an array of firearms are on display at the annual meeting of the United States Concealed Carry Association in Atlanta, Georgia. Gun rights advocates entered the Trump era with high hopes. After years of frustration they thought a gun-friendly president and Congress would advance their agenda. (AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane, File)

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Black Lives Matter protesters block the Twin Cities Pride Parade along Hennepin Ave at the start of the parade in Minneapolis, Sunday, June 25, 2017. Sunday's parade was disrupted over the police shooting of Philando Castile just minutes after getting underway in downtown Minneapolis. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

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Black Lives Matter protesters block the Twin Cities Pride Parade along Hennepin Ave at the start of the parade in Minneapolis, Sunday, June 25, 2017. Sunday's parade was disrupted over the police shooting of Philando Castile just minutes after getting underway in downtown Minneapolis. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

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Black Lives Matter protesters block the Twin Cities Pride Parade along Hennepin Ave at the start of the parade in Minneapolis, Sunday, June 25, 2017. Sunday's parade was disrupted over the police shooting of Philando Castile just minutes after getting underway in downtown Minneapolis. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

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Black Lives Matter protesters block the Twin Cities Pride Parade along Hennepin Ave at the start of the parade in Minneapolis, Sunday, June 25, 2017. Sunday's parade was disrupted over the police shooting of Philando Castile just minutes after getting underway in downtown Minneapolis. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

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A refurbished Mi-17 helicopter was part of an opening ceremony at a military airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2008, but the Russian-made chopper has proved a failure in the long war. (Associated Press/File)

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 file photo, an Afghan army soldier adjusts his uniform during an outdoor lesson at a training facility in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Sixteen years into a stalemated conflict with no end in sight, the Trump administration is planning to send more troops. Some question the wisdom of investing even more resources in Afghanistan, which is still dependent on the U.S. for everything from bullets to uniforms. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)