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Milley has talked to the russians. maybe theres interest on the part of vladimir putin to let us use anyone of a number of bases that the russians have in the region. no firm response yet. these talks continue necessitated by our departure from afghanistan. what did you make of that? >> yeah, i dont have much confidence that the russians are going to give us much space over there in terms of being able to operate out of uzbekistan, for example. remember, we staged out of uzbekistan right at the ...

Potential connection about whom we know nothing and cannot be effective vetted. you now have female troops who have been assaulted, afghan evacuees committing sex crimes at ft. mccoy. what are we to make of this? what steps are we taking to ensure that thousands of afghans about whom we know nothing are not going to be a menace to our troops and our military bases and to the communities in sto which theyll be released? >> im aware of the allegations and take them seriously. i can assure you that...

That commanders on the ground should be listened to. would you agree with that? >> i would and i would tell you they were listened to. i think theres a difference between us having an opportunity to have a voice and i think its very important that the military has a voice, but i firmly believe its in the control of the military and i am required and the military commanders are required to give our best military advice but the decisionmakers are not required to follow that advice. >> no, they are...

Our strike assets to fly out of for the over the horizon counter terrorism missions. is that true? >> senator, this is an issue that i believe came up during a conversation that the president had with president putin where president putin offered to provide assistance. >> but have you reached out to the russians asking specifically to use bases? >> general milley recently had a conversation with his russian counterpart. >> so the reports are true that have been coming out today? >> i can assure ...

>> mckeon. his number three deck pd. brian mccann. do you know where tony blinken was on september 8th? >> i dont. >> deacon opn used any dod resources to travel between may 7 and may 10? >> i can certainly found out but thats not something i would worry about. >> i would like to know if he used any dod assets, aircraft, bases, air personnel or ground crews to travel between may 7, 2021 and may 10, 2021. thank you for that. secretary austin, who chose september 11 is the date by which we would w...

About over the horizon and the capabilities as we look to the future and whats available there. but i think its what were seeing in the reports today about asking to use russian bases, thats just another example of the biden administration that have left us in taeshl position that we have to ask them to keep us safe from terrorists and ask them to use their installations. >> and were not asking the russians for anything. >> but youre negotiating to trying to get these bases to be able to use the...

General mckenzie about over the horizon and the capabilities as we look to the future and whats available there. but i think what were seeing in the reports today about asking to use russian bases, thats just another example that we see of the biden administration. theyve really left us in a terrible position that we have to ask the russians to be able to protect the united states from terrorists and we have to ask them to use their installations. thank you. >> i would just reemphasize were not ...

We look to the future and whats available there. but i think its -- what were seeing in the reports today about asking to use russian bases, thats just another example that we see the biden administration, theyve really left us in a terrible position that we have to ask the russians to be able to protect the united states from terrorists. and we have to ask them to use their installations. thank you. >> i would re-emphasize, senator, were not asking the russians for anything. >> but youre negoti...

Biden concluded that the drawdown by doing the unthinkable. he left the americans behind. the men and women who served the uniform, their families and the american people deserve answers. how did this avoidable disaster happen? why were americans left behind? president bidens decision to withdraw has expanded the threat of terrorism and increased the likelihood of an attack on the homeland. the administration is telling the american people that the plan to deal with these threats is something ca...

A factor. but i would tell you because of our ability to position, for example, during the withdrawal, we were off the coast of pakistan and there are ways to get to that finished solution. sir, if i could just add, its not a finished part of the problem thats most difficult, its the finding and fixing the target, with great difficulties and as you noted, its location is a great range from our bases. while we do have platforms that can fly in there, thats why said from the beginning that its har...