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>> i dont foresee a military role at this time. but of course that is going to bay decision by the commander-in-chief. ill tell that you well remain committed to getting them home as fast and as efficiently as possible. though the military mission has ended, the united states commitment to them has not. >> does this work? joining me now, general wesley clark, former nato allied commander and robin wright from the woodrow wilson center, spent a lot of time in that part of the world. knows it very...

American credibility, to pull the country together and keep the economy going, keep the dollar strong, create jobs and were back on top. >> robin wright, this is the first of other critical decisions that biden has to make in the region. hell have a decision later this year on what to do with the u.s. military presence in iraq. there is a continuing, though small military presence in syria fighting remnants of isis there following the failed withdrawal from iraq in 2011. do you see the afghanist...

And well delve into it. john harwood joins me from the white house. what is misleading about that is that we know some of the senior military officials opposed the withdrawal of all u.s. forces from afghanistan. perhaps at the final moments sticking to the deadline, a different decision. but it is not unanimous to withdrawal saul forces, particularly unconditionally. >> reporter: no, it definitely wasnt. and remember, joe biden has been arguing with generals about afghanistan for more than a dec...

Grouping here of people who are very sick. i want to draw your attention to a particularly serious looking woman with a young boy. he has some kind of bandages with blood on them on his lap. and these people are basically appealing to pakistan for immediate medical attention. some people have been allowed through to go to hospitals. but basically what pakistan is saying now is we have norman 1 million afghan refugees and we simply cant cope with any more. clarissa ward, cnn, at the border crossi...

Staff that the best way to protect our forces and the best way to help those americans was to transition this mission. >> reporter: and of course, jim, what well hear from the president this afternoon is an attempt to put the agony of the last couple of week news perspective and explain the decision and acknowledge the big work ahead diplomatically to try to influence the taliban and the governance of the country and to get out the americans and afghan allies who remain who were not able to get ...