now heading to countries other than qatar, including to the air base in germany. earlier this morning, a spokesman tells in nbc news that aircraft, has come in carrying 1,550 political refugees. joining me is a political correspondent for national public radio and co-host of the npr politics podcast. thanks for coming on the show this morning. there seems to be a disconnect of sorts between the rhetoric coming from the president and the reality of the situation on the ground in kabul. and other cities in afghanistan. which we continue to see play out in front of us on our screens day by day. the polls show more americans continue to support this withdrawal than oppose it, but those numbers seem to be falling by the week. >> that's right. as you were speaking about this, there is such a disconnect about the way the president described the safety and security, being