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August 31, 2021
Withdrawal have been taking place in other parts of afghanistan too. these are pictures from kandahar in the south โ this is the talibans birthplace. it was also once home to one of the largest nato and coalition bases in the country. not any more. this is the head of nato. when we made the decision, we all knew the risks. we all knew that entailed risks. also the risk of taliban returning, though, noโone anticipated that this should happen so fast, the rapid return of taliban. but we also k...
August 31, 2021
Estimate from the government of germany. >> neil: got it. thank you. i want to go to don mann. were waiting for the white house briefing that maybe the questions that we were waiting on will be answered. don, lets talk about these individuals including 100 to 200 americans that are still there and want out of there. we dont know precisely. the tens of thousands of afghan nationals that want the same thing. what is your gut tell you about the likelihood of that happening right now? >> well, we do...
August 31, 2021
So to this moment the only person who has been punished for the terrible decisions, one marine corp officer who criticized the decisions. this cant go on. when leaders refuse to hold themselves accountable overtime people revolt. that happens.we we need to change course immediately and start acknowledging our mistakes. the people who make them have to acknowledge w them or the consequences will be awful. thousands of afghan citizens have arrived to military bases across the united states. theyre...
August 31, 2021
Ground, et cetera? >> well, it doesnt -- it obviously does not replicate the capability we had by all the on-the-ground resources we had. but hearking back to history, i was in the intelligence community after 9/11, we have -- were not starting from square a here. we know a lot more about afghanistan and the players there, and weve learned a lot about how to conduct counterterrorism operations. so while we cant replicate having on-the-ground presence, i do believe well have substantial capabilit...
August 31, 2021
The two goldstar dads in my heart goes out to them both. what they said should strike fear in the heart of every american, what they said at bases is they talked about president biden checking his watch. with that said to me is what i was picking up from a communication standpoint as a former press secretary this wee is that our commander-in-chief is not compassionate as hes been known, he is cruel. he is callous, hes not caring, hes callous at base, thats what this man is great i watche his abc...
August 31, 2021
Afghan refugees continues especially at a major military hub near where we are now. several flights of evacuees arrived into ramstein from other bases and many more leaving for the states today. 14,000 afghan refugees there and grateful to be out of the clutches of the taliban and worried about those left behind and following last weeks terror attack in kabul which left 13 service members dead, a facility also nearby played a major supporting role. take a look. >> all service members injured in ...
August 31, 2021
So to this moment the only person who has been punished for the terrible decisions, one marine corp officer who criticized the decisions. this cant go on. when leaders refuse to hold themselves accountable overtime people revolt. that happens. we need to change course immediately and start acknowledging our mistakes. the people who make them have to acknowledge them or the consequences will be awful. thousands of afghan citizens have arrived to military bases across the united states. theyre all...
August 31, 2021
So it is entirely feasible that in neighboring countries secretly or even over the horizon from places like here that you could see the u.s. continue its counterterrorism mission. but the precision of it will of course be massively impacted by not having bases and embassies on the ground, intelligence officers on the ground, diplomats, the ability to collect information and to have an enormous afghan security force doing it on your behalf too has been so vital. so yes, no doubt particularly give...
August 31, 2021
Im a businessman, the only cpa running. shouldnt we choose ability this time? do you think john cox will be a better governor than gavin newsom? [sfx: bear roar] does a bear sh*t in the woods? >> sandra: tens of thousands of afghan refugees were evacuated from kabul over the last couple of weeks and some being held at military bases around the world waiting to be allowed into the united states. fox news with an inside look at the vetting process that is taking place to bring them here. senior co...
August 31, 2021
>> let me let paul rieckhoff react. >> heres a really important point. this is not over because we left. it is a feeling in america right now this is over because the last american troops left and theres folks like richard who sounds like hes spiking the ball and saying the evacuation is over. we dont know what the next six months is going to look like. for the people inside afghanistan right now, especially for people who had siv visas who worked with us, especially for women and girls, the nex...