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It doesnt look good. arthel: no, it doesnt. so i am guessing that those questions you just laid out will be the focus of your reporting in the next hours and weeks and months to come, john bussey. is that the case? >> yeah, that is the case. in fact, you can read some of that right now on wsj.com. i mean, the issues that the united states are going to have to deal with go way beyond just this misstep on the a abruptness of the departure. we had planned on supporting the afghan military, and they...

Be careful what you wish for, because theyve all been quite vocally critical of americas presence in afghanistan, and the nato allies�* presence in afghanistan over the last 20 years. but i think the speed and abruptness of the total american withdrawal has left a vacuum that each for their own reasons is concerned about. i want to talk a bit about what neighbouring countries do, the dilemma they face in a moment. but, henry, before we do that, it sounded slightly ludicrous to say, "ive got a ...

Of full scale assualt on some of these provincial capitals, it will be only in part the afghan government forces. it will depend on other things, the americans, who in theory are going to be out completely by august 31. but in the last few days have been stepping up air strikes in defence of the government forces. and perhaps most fascinatingly and importantly, other regional powers. for them, its almost a situation of kind of be careful what you wish for because theyve all been quite vocally cr...

And perhaps most fascinatingly and importantly, other regional powers. for them, its almost a situation of kind of be careful what you wish for because theyve all been quite vocally critical of americas presence in afghanistan, and the nato allies�* presence in afghanistan over the last 20 years. but i think the speed and abruptness of the total american withdrawal has left a vacuum that each for their own reasons is concerned about. i want to talk a bit about what neighbouring countries do, t...

Importantly, as a regional powers. and for them, its almost a situation of kind of be careful what you wish for because theyve all been quite vocal at critical of americas presence in afghanistan, and the nato allies presence in afghanistan over the last 20 years. but i think the speed and abruptness of the total american withdrawal has left a vacuum that each for their own reasons is concerned about. i own reasons is concerned about. i want to talk a bit about what neighbouring countries do, th...

Two, transfer this evidence to the judiciary committee for their consideration later. and then, three, among other things, we need to have staff-led questioning in the open hearing, something which currently is not the norm in most public hearings. >> so in the public hearings, the questions are going to be, what, from attorneys on the staff as opposed to from members of congress? >> i think its going to be primarily led by staff. i think one of the problems that your viewers might notice with o...

Two, transfer this evidence to the judiciary committee for their consideration later and then, three, among other things we need to have staff-led questioning in the open hearings, something which currently is not the norm in most public hearings. >> so in the public hearings its -- the questions are going to be, what, from attorneys on the staff as opposed to from members of congress? >> i think its going to be primarily led by staff. i think one of the problems that your viewers might notice w...

With the syrian kurds. >> this is going to prove to be a shameful chapter in american history in the region. its creating a chapter here where the only real winner is russia. lets walk through this for a minute, if we can. president trump said the reason he abruptly announced the withdrawal of american troops who had been serving alongside and protecting our kurdish partners in northern syria was because he wants to end the forever wars and bring our troops home. in the same week he announced th...

There were times when i first got dropped off at school in switzerland when my dad was going to berlin to be the legal adviser to the high commissioner there was germany, i didnt know where switzerland was -- i really didnt -- was not prepared for the abruptness of my parents getting in a car and driving off, and there i am. so i write about it. i think i cried for three weeks. i was miserable. i wanted to go home -- homesick. i got through it. and i look back on, okay, that kind of toughened yo...

Obviously this relationship has broken down. but what more do we know what prompted the president to suddenly say youve got to be out bijy january 1st? >> i think on the face of this, it is pretty vindictive. i think we know that over the past few days there have been a lot of press reports about mattis. there have been leaks coming out of the pentagon. theres been a lot of negative press about how trump, you know, got along with mattis. so its not surprising to me that mattis is now out earlier...