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Pe people trying to flee. were told others hid in their homes too, afraid to leave. who is responsible for failing these people? >> thats a hard question at this point. to some extent, yes. i think we all hope the elements. afghan army and afghan leaders would have fought harder. i think well have to, over the next days and weeks, look at ourselves to see what extent we think we might have done something that is wrong there or might have made some mistakes there. and then some of it of course is...

That of course is just an estimate. u.s. contractors, 3846. american military, 2448. allied service members, 1144. aid workers, 444. journalists, 72. the two released accurate numbers in that count are taliban in other opposition fighters, at 51,190. one an afghan civilians at 47,000 to 45. the number of civilian deaths, could be much larger. tonight, there are some american commentators, on the war in afghanistan, who are saying that we just did not kill enough people. theyre saying, we should ...

I think well have to, over the next days and weeks, look at ourselves and to see what extent we think we might have done something thats wrong there or might have made some mistakes there. and then some of it, of course, here is that there were hard decisions to make as some of your previous commentators kind of alluded to. hard decisions about u.s. strategic interests and pursuing those hard decisions and pursuing u.s. strategic interests was going to involve costs. and right now we have to fee...

Its got pakistan in the north very worried because pakistan is worried about the pakistani taliban now. the chinese are worried that this will energize their uighur muslim population. theyre going to have to navigate a balance of power. i wouldnt be surprised, in fact, i would encourage them to keep joe bidens phone number on their speed dial because going forward, they may need american help, american balancing, not to mention american aid. a million things could happen. and i think always resp...

Fighters at 51,191 and afghan civilians at 47,245. the number of civilian deaths could be much larger. tonight there are some american commentators on the war in afghanistan who were saying we just didnt kill enough people. they were saying we should stay longer and kill as many people as it takes to control afghanistan and presumably control it forever. most americans were not yet born the first time the united states lost a foreign war and fled that country leaving behind thousands of people w...

There. i wouldnt be surprised, in fact, i would encourage them to keep joe bidens phone number on their speed dial. because -- um -- you know, going forward, they may need the -- american help, american balancing. not to mention, american aid. a million things can happen, and i think always respecting the -- the morning after the morning after, when everything settles in. the power, the weight of responsibility, thats when youll really see the real story. and so, im keeping my -- my powder dry. ...

About present bidens decision, it has been a disaster and lots of other senior commentators have said exactly the same thing, but it has been a disaster. it shocks and dismays me that we are now where we are because of what he did. iloathed dismays me that we are now where we are because of what he did.— are because of what he did. what is the very latest _ are because of what he did. what is the very latest the _ are because of what he did. what is the very latest the uk _ are because of what...

That a little bit — what did you think and what would your message be to those conservative talk—show hosts in america who called simone biles "selfish" and "a quitter," and commentators like piers morgan here in the uk who said that fundamentally they were showing weakness rather than strength, and that winning was the thing that mattered, and you had to go through the pain to show the endurance, suck it up to win — what would you say to that sort of commentary? well, i think that in life...

To the perfect start by taking the stage win. back to cricket finally and englands ravi bopara was on the losing side. oval invincibles v london spirit: ravi bopara loses his trousers sliding to unsuccessfully deny a boundary here to the delight of commentators and the crowd. it could have been much worse, thankfully stop i feel sorry for him, actually. he failed to stop the boundary and then lost his dignity along the way. there we go. then lost his dignity along the way. there we go— there w...

Of what theyre going through. so i think as a society, i think were definitely heading in the right direction. i would be curious if simone and naomi, how they feel about it, because they were the ones that made those big decisions and wondering if they felt supported and... if i canjust dig into that a little bit — what did you think and what would your message be to those conservative talk—show hosts in america who called simone biles "selfish" and "a quitter," and commentators like piers ...