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Regulatory requirements. —— age of education systems. the snp and the scottish greens have agreed a new power—sharing partnership at holyrood, bringing the greens into government for the first time anywhere in the uk. the move would give the scottish government a majority to pass legislation, including a new independence referendum bill. more details are expected this afternoon, as our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, explains. we have never seen anything like this before. it stops sh...

Afghanistan? of course the numbers are in the 70s, 80%. i want us out of afghanistan. every veteran, everyone does. but when you ask the question do you want us out of afghanistan if it means al-qaeda 3.0, or 9/11, san bern teen know and the american homeland is at risk? should we stay on offense vs. defense in the answer is very different. but this president didnt bother to explain the real choices to the american people. and, frankly, a number of administrations i dont think have looked at it ...

0 welcome to msnbc on a busy friday afternoon. president biden giving an update on the chaotic situation, the evacuation of americans and afghans as the white house continues to deal with the fallout from the crisis unfolding in afghanistan. the president says evacuation flights have resumed. that is of being paused for several hours. sources tell nbc news the flights stopped temporarily because qatar, the first batch of evacuees were taken, didnt have the capacity to take any more people. this ...

To admit how bungled this one and he messed up. having several covered administrations i havent heard a president say, man, did i blow this. it just doesnt happen anymore. but, what matters now is assuring the american people and the world u.s. allies and the people in afghanistan that the u.s. has a grip on the current situation. and im not sure that he is conveying that at this moment. >> right. because in this interview when pressed about sort of the images that are coming out there right now...

Start doing that. well, there has been quite _ start doing that. well, there has been quite a _ start doing that. well, there has been quite a lot _ start doing that. well, there has been quite a lot of, _ start doing that. well, there has been quite a lot of, you - start doing that. well, there has been quite a lot of, you know, i been quite a lot of, you know, evaluation and the press, analysts and pundits and so on about the failure of the war in afghanistan or the intervention in afghanistan...

>> martha: your thoughts on this story and the statement from president. >> theres no question that if not one or all of these would all go back to leadership role. all they had to do is wait a couple years. who know whats theyve been doing during that time. obviously this guy was instrumental in coming back. what they didnt mention is he was also at the peace talks last year in moscow talking with the united states. so i think we have a real issue with both left and right being held accountable...

The democrat was referring to this moment when some afghans hang on to the fuselage. several fell to their deaths. and on the other side of the aisle, some strong words from senate republican leader mitch mcconnell... "the biden administrations botched exit from afghanistan...is a shamefulfailure of american leadership." also in the abc interview, president biden was asked about his administrations approach to the evacuation — heres what he had to say. you dont think think couldve been handled...

America on 9/11. al qaeda was routed, fleeing nato into scattered exile. for the next 20 years, the taliban fought back, taking territory slowly, and refining its public relations. less effort on oppressing women, more on building trust in local administrations. but millions of afghans especially in the cities were encouraged to believe in the freedoms and democracy that were stamped out by the taliban. so when they swept back into the capital, fear took hold. >> if they have changed, why are th...

Incompetence by the u.s. military leadership and biden administration when it comes to evacuating afghanistan is not over. were still watching it. it is consistent with the incompetence weve witnessed for years across administrations. losing a war to an enemy they never understood. >> dana: what about our allies and their thoughts this morning? >> you are hearing from our allies. expressing profound disappointment in what were seeing unfold in afghanistan. i think it is hard for some of our alli...

Reporting. >> thank you, clarissa. joining us now to discuss the unfolding situation in afghanistan is retired general david petraeus who, of course, commandeds u.s. and coalition forces in afghanistan. hes also the former c.i.a. director. sir, thank you so much for being with us this morning. you know, first, i would just like to get your reaction to the conditions there that clarissa is reporting on in kabul. >> well, its heartbreaking. frankly, its also shameful because there are three succ...