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That they could in the reestablish the kind of sanctuary on afghan soil that they had under taliban rule and 9/11 attacks were planned there. indeed, they tried to do that as did islamic state most significantly in 2019 when our forces together with afghan forces very much degraded, disrupted and largely defeated that attempt as well. so these wont be very significant missions for our intelligence community and for our military. you can understand im sure the enormous intense focus that the admi...

They very much have wanted to leave. they were trying to when the kabul airport was open, and theyre still trying to now. and saying well, we sent you some e-mails 19 times, while at the same time, government officials across the administration were saying everythings going to be fine, and then within that e-mail, it basically says well, you have to get over land, cross-country, through taliban checkpoints to the airport, the u.s. government cannot provide for your safety. you know why they coul...

Vulnerable afghans out of the country. but for these families, the big question is who is going to come for them first -- the americans or the taliban. reporting from new york, cnn. >> thanks for that. so the pentagon says more than 25,000 afghan evacuees are currently being housed at several military bases across the u.s., including ft. mccoy in wisconsin. the state is working with a veteran aid organization called team rubicon to provide necessities for those who fled with little or nothing....

Refugee resettlement and who we were accepting. it seems like it a kind of first come first serve dynamic with the everyone we left behind and now we have word of this. tell me what you think as we look at here three bases in virginia. one in texas, new mexico, new jersey, wisconsin, and indiana. if were already dealing with this dynamic in wisconsin, how are we going to be able to handle this as this unfolds? >> well, look, i think we are not going to know. its not just the issue of child traff...

Have to be vetted before they come to the united states. now, they havent been released on the streets of america yet, but from his visit, he suggested there are a number of people that dont have visas or been vetted. he said, im concerned they dont have the information on background to make sure they are fully vetted. some of these people are coming out of afghanistan and from some of the military bases in the united states and have no documentation, how do you vet them? >> look, i have the sam...

American people after the conclusion of the war this decision on how we withdrew our troops and how we ended this war will be studied and analyzed for many, many years and decades to come. how do you think history will look back on this moment? >> honest history will look back and i think regard this as a great stain on our honor and on our thinking. the other thing is, the real questions about whether we had to go. we had 2500 troops in there and support of the air force and the afghan army was...

Coastal bases that are at risk of flooding, so we avoid things that maybe we shouldnt be spending money on. i would like to see some consensus from democrats and republicans on how to get at this. >> emily: leslie, do you agree that there would also need to be, probably, a tougher stance, a larger commitment to international compliance by the democratic party here? >> leslie: if there definitely doesnt need to be. if you want to put america first, you have to look at america first. dan, thank yo...

Extracting americans via charter flights to military bases is a dangerous endeavor. i dont know why they didnt take place at military bases. jen psaki says the taliban arent good actors but they talk about negotiating with them. >> it is ludicrous. i cant express the pain, the disheartening feelings that veterans and gold star families are going to at this point. so much service and sacrifice to protect the homeland and yet we werent able to bring the rest of our allies out and relying on a terr...

Efforts of people with three deadly terrorist groups over there, telegram, isis, and al qaeda, all of them in this population and we have to scream for all of them without proper cooperation. >> we have 1.5 million across the southern border with various bases, family centers, billions of dollars, veterans on the street in the united states and now jen psaki security for military bases and double or triple that amount. it is worth asking these questions. two senior fda officials have resigned ov...

Usually on the part of people who live in cities and look down on people like you. thats what they get told. theyre trying to replace, you theyre trying to bring in dark skinned immigrants, who have scary beliefs, thats the sort of thing that gets traction with the, base in they are all about clicks, and money, and, pleasing their audience remember when trump got booed at his very own rally. for departing from the base, could he quickly scurried, back he said okay you dont have to take the vacci...