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Sure that we can protect our people and operations against any threat, any threat. >> can i just -- i just want to be clear. you are nowhere near the demand for getting people out is nowhere near the 5,000 to 9,000 that you have established and maintain capacity to do, right? two is whats the best estimate. american citizens are the first priority. whats the best estimate that you guys have that you will work through those and then you can turn kind of full-time as it were to sivs, afghans or wh...

Number of airframes are landing at kabul and were just taking them off empty. we are trying to make maximum use of the ramp space, of the aircraft, and of the queue. and we are going to adjust that every day. the demand will drive -- the demand and the queue will drive how many flights we fly. your second question? >> whats the best estimate? >> american citizens. i think as the general briefed, just in the last 24 hours of the 2000 that got out, it was a mix of american citizens and family memb...

During trumps administration? >> i dont know. i mean, look, it started with the trump administration. trump, you know, ran on a platform of ending forever wars and he significantly decreased the number of troops, we reported a lot of veteran commanders who said 8,000 to 9,000 was the minimum, to keep the lid on the violence and keep supporting the afghans so that all this diplomacy could happen and trump took a chance by negotiating with the taliban and here we are. but its on biden, who, you kn...

Aircraft, along with things like the a-10, the b-52, these are old airframes and yet theyve never designed or built anything better for the task. >> you know, this aircraft, last time there was a crash of this aircraft was very nearly 40 years ago. you mentioned the b-52. the pilots who are currently flying the b-52, their grandfathers, literally their grandfathers also flew the b-52. we have some very good pieces of equipment. we have some fantastic people, not enough of either, in my view, to ...

This piece of equipment, this aircraft, because theres often a reaction in washington and elsewhere to just, you know, try to modernize and replace something when, in fact, this aircraft, along with things like the a-10, the b-52, these are old airframes and yet theyve never designed or built anything better for the task. >> you know, this aircraft, last time there was a crash of this aircraft was very nearly 40 years ago. you mentioned the b-52. the pilots who are currently flying the b-52, the...

Aircraft, along with things like the a-10, the b-52, these are old airframes and yet theyve never designed or built anything better for the task. >> you know, this aircraft, last time there was a crash of this aircraft was very nearly 40 years ago. you mentioned the b-52. the pilots who are currently flying the b-52, their grandfathers, literally their grandfathers also flew the b-52. we have some very good pieces of equipment. we have some fantastic people, not enough of either, in my view, to ...

Have failed, fredricka. you heard the trump administration say they are looking for a new approach to rein in this regime. so far nothing seems to be working. kim jong-un has overseen at least 12 different ballistic missile launches since just the start of the year. >> dra field, thank you so much from seoul. still ahead, well look at the 19 second of drama on the senate floor during the health care bill vote and see how fellow lawmakers react to john mccains maverick moment. but first this ...

Acrobatic contests. the beauty of fpv that the picture is sent from the camera to the pilot with the help of video goggles. from that groove, this enormous sport of people racing each other, incredible videos with these acrobatic airframes that are then being consumed by a huge audience online. we sponsor many of the most famous pilots and the reason its a very effective form of marketing because under the video they list what components theyve used. guys, today we have cody aka code red with us...

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