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To plot against the united states of america. thats why we retained an over the horizon capability to go in and do something about that if that occurs. if that occurs. but in the meantime, we know whats happened around the world. we know thwhats happening in terms of whats going on in other countries where there is a significant rise of terrorist organizations in the middle east, in east africa, and other places. and so, the bottom line is, we have to do -- were dealing with those terrorist thre...

Afghanistan to plot against the united states of america. that is why we retained an over the horizon capability to go in and go in and do something about that if that occurs. but in the meantime, we know what has happened around the world. we know what has happened in terms of what is going on in other countries where there is the significant rise of terrorist organizations in the middle east and in east africa and other places. and so, the bottom line is that we have to do, and we are dealing ...

That looks more like a route. many european allies are rattled by the sudden withdrawal of american forces and the taliban victory. >> there are hard questions that we need to ask ourselves of our engagement in afghanistan. >> the president defiant. >> there is a greater danger of isis and al qaeda and all these affiliates and other countries by far than from afghanistan. were going to retain over the rising capability if they come back to be able to take them out. surgically move. so this is --...

And the taliban victory. the president defiant. >> theres a greater danger from isis and al qaeda and all these affiliates in other countries by far than there is from afghanistan. and were going to retain an over-the-horizon capability to be able to take them out surgically move. this is where we should be. this is about america leading the world and all our allies have agreed with that. >> reporter: the taliban meanwhile celebrating with broadcast parades of its special forces carrying what ap...

With respect to the counter-terrorism threat emanating out of afghanistan. and if -- and in we need, to well take action to eliminate and defeat that threat. >> you just said you dont have intelligence on the ground in afghanistan anymore. how are you going to have overwatch? you still have al qaeda in the country? >> jen, what i said is we dont have the degree of dexterity intelligence to give you a head count, a nose count of exactly how many al qaeda fighters are in afghanistan. nobodys walki...

Same comment from the president today to ensure we use all the capability we have to meet the mission. >> now they are not asking or planning for that. >> at this point, you said two things. you said planning and asking. we have not received it. s >> are these regular calls to the taliban. are these regular and is there physical fairly good communication and they speak good english and understand what were seeing. >> from higher to lower. i think those continue to

Options, tee them up and offer up opportunities to the secretary to make the recommendation. we would go from there. >> this many days into the operation, the u.s. military has the capability and capacity to go into kabul and get americans for the first time? >> we have additional capacity now as we have flown additional forces in im not going to talk about future operations one way or the other. every decision thats made has got to be weighed against the risk and their benefits of what youre do...

Factored in from the beginning, it was priced into the cost of withdrawal, his statement, even though we have americans behind enemy lines, well, no one is being killed right now that i know of. and his own military -- his military advisors warned him against withdrawing. i dont recall -- so, colonel, you have been to every warned we since vietnam, youve been to afghanistan, youve been to iraq. my question to you is, i dont see a military option, at this point. because, well, theres too much lev...

Ever be any reason we were in afghanistan? controlled by the taliban? what is the actions of the united states in that circumstance? we went ended the mission. in nova mind my position for a long long time. it is time to end this war. the estimated cost of this war are the last 20 years range fro a minimum of $1 trillion to think tank at one of the university universe using $2 trillion, that somewhere between $150 million a day in $300 million a day. the threat for terrorism has metastasized. th...

Their capability that they went on to kill osama bin laden across the border in pakistan. so that is gone. how do we track in maintain eye in ears of what is happening with international terrorists including al qaeda inside of afghanistan when we lost the eyes in ears of our intel community on the ground fraid w bless the eyes in ears of the afghan people and weve lost th eyes in ears of all the afghan troops that used to be out the reporting whats going on. this is wishful thinking to a fault. ...