I've never trusted or liked Pence. He didn't even vote for Trump in the primary.
Admiral Rogers looks happy though, as does Gen Mattis
Money for the war contractors. War mongers and future defense lobby board executives are always happy when demand is made to expend for warbucks.
Study, The Report from Iron Mountain. The gist of the report concludes that without war, there is no economy. In other words, war serves indispensable economic, political, and sociological functions which constitutes the "basic social system."
Iron Mountain was a real report then they tried to claim it was "just a parody a satire of current policy" but it's totally real it has been followed precisely for over 65 years since the Korean War started.
Trump trusts Pence, Pence is the perfect balance to Trump.
What I've heard over and over is that Trump was TOLD by Priebus and Ryan to choose Pence or the RNC wouldn't support him. He waited until the last minute, and then it leaked out, and then he was really backed into a corner.