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General mckenzie said the war on terror and the war in afghanistan is not over that from general mckenzie. >> yeah, i absolutely agree with that statement. the thing that nobody wanted was the taliban to take over afghanistan because everybody knows that it will be likely become an epicenter again certainly for al-quaida because they will obviously have a safe haven and isis in ungoverned space because theres no way the taliban can control all of afghanistan. they dont have enough forces or peop...

He had ever had a recommendation along those lines. and there is a clear gap there which you can be sure that republican senators are going to press at because of what he said. the other thing about these committee hearings that often happens is that it becomes very partisan. the fire that the military commanders were under both from friendly and hostile sources. there is huge displeasure atjoe bidens handling of of this. you can find more about this story on our website. we have lots more detai...

Miscalculations on the ground. we hel to miscalculations on the ground. - help to build a state but we could not form a nation. the fact the afghan army that we and our partners trained simply melted away and in many cases without firing a shot took us all by surprise. it would be dishonest to claim otherwise. we need to consider some uncomfortable truths. that we didnt fully comprehend the depth of corruption and poor leadership and the senior ranks, that we didnt grasp that the immediate effec...

In the fall of 2020, my analysis was that an accelerated withdrawal without meeting specific and necessary conditions risks losing the substantial gains made in afghanistan damaging u.s. worldwide credibility and could precipitate a general collapse of the afghan government and military resulting in a complete taliban takeover or general civil war. that was a year ago. my assessment remained consistent throughout. based on my advice and the advice of the commanders, then secretary of defenses pe...

Experience, especially when i was in afghanistan, the input that i got from our commanders was that this years going to be different, were going to be able to do things better. but i got a completely different assessment when i went to the mess hall and ate with the soldiers and the marines and the folks on the ground who said i dont trust these folks that were with. i dont know if theyre going to fight. . in, they dont even show up. they get their paycheck but dont show up. there may have been ...

Seems to me there would have been a process to convey general millers recommendation to the president. can you share the process and who conveyed general millers recommendation and was that recommendation delivered to both president trump at the time and also to president biden? >> there is a process for delivering recommendations from commanders in the field. i was part of that process. while i have been very clear that i wont give you my recommendation i have given you my view i think you can ...

Really a catalogue of misjudgments to ieveis— really a catalogue of misjudgments to levels of corruption to the effect — to levels of corruption to the effect of _ to levels of corruption to the effect of the whole doha agreement signed _ effect of the whole doha agreement signed by donald trump. all of these seem _ signed by donald trump. all of these seem to _ signed by donald trump. all of these seem to compound to end up in a situation — seem to compound to end up in a situation where ...

Attacks coming from afghanistan. a reconstituted al qaeda or isis with aspirations to attack the united states is a very real possibility. and those conditions to include activity in ungoverned spaces could present themselves in the next 12 to 36 months. that mission will be much harder now, but not impossible. and we will continue to protect the american people. strategic decisions have strategic consequences. over the course of four presidents, 12 secretaries of defense, 7 chairman, 10 centcom...

Afghans who were vetted and approved to come here. you now have female troops who have been assaulted. you have afghan evacuees committing sex crimes at fort mccoy. what are we to make of this? what steps are we taking to ensure that thousands of afghans about who we know nothing are not going to be a menace to our troops at military bases and the communities? >> im aware of the allegations and i take the allegations very seriously. i can assure you that our commanders at our bases have what the...

And its people from terrorist attacks coming from afghanistan. a reconstituted al qaeda or isis with aspirations to attack the united states is a very real possibility. and those conditions to include activity in ungoverned spaces could present themselves in the next 12 to 36 months. that mission will be much harder now but not impossible. and well continue to protect the american people. strategic decisions have strategic consequences. over the course of four presidents, 12 secretaries of defen...