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I noted at the end of it they blamed the administration for not having properly planned. but i will tell you the bottom line is, it all depends on where you start the chapter of the story which should have happen and they should not have given away bob from but kept on kabul. if they would have done that, we would not have left tens of thousands of allies there. it was a complete debacle and i think the report is harsh, but i think it could have been more harsh. i also think attempting to vindic...

Blumenthal. press secretary jen psaki had this defense yesterday. >> as has been reported, there was a delay or there was a gap where there were not flights, those have resumed which is a good sign which will hopefully enable us to continue to get more people out. >> general kellogg, what is she talking about? >> look, lets be candid about it, harris. its a debacle. the entire way we pulled out of afghanistan, they knew that was going to happen early on, they just didnt prepare for it or they di...

Generals being listened to post afghanistan post this report. >> the situation on the border of ukraine with russian troops building up is not the same as ending a 20-year war where we were spending an enormous amount of not just money but blood of american service members over the course of decade. thats a different circumstance. >> bill: back to the question are the generals being listened to differently now than post afghanistan? how would you answer that? >> you know, she went on to say they...

Whats the difference between these two cases? >> you know, i mean, one huge difference, valiyeva is a minor. so thats something that is coming into play with all of this decision. she is only 15 years old. so she is right on the cutoff line of even being able to compete at an olympic games. and there was also a debacle in the last olympic games, russia was technically banned. they still sent athletes under a different name so they werent officially competing for russia. but with the same type of...

You think these warnings of severe crippling economic sanctions keep russia for being in involved in the global economic system would be enough to sway putin? >> i think clearly putin has materialistic type ambitions theres no doubt about that. if you get a look at what president biden has said to putin through the lens of his past actions as president, look how he handled the afghanistan debacle. look how he has not responded to major cyber attacks on this country from china and russia. look ho...

Take the diplomatic path instead. >> anything putin is looking for, sir? >> president biden: i think things he cannot get. >> harris: the u.s. military determined if russia invades it could seize the ukraine capital within 72 hours and leave 50,000 civilians wounded. you served, youve been to some of the toughest places in the world. is it alarmist to you or what do you think? >> clearly vladimir putin has ambitions to reestablish some orbit of the former soviet union. no doubt about that. i don...

Compete at an olympic games. and there was also a debacle in the last olympic games, russia was technically banned. they still sent athletes under a different name so they werent officially competing for russia. but with the same type of stuff, some athletes either after their investigations had to send medals back. so this is kind of an element of allowing russian athletes who are under this type of scrutiny to still be able to compete even if they are found guilty under investigation later. i ...

Power after a legitimately certified election. from one administration to the next. thats what it was. >> thats all republicans had to say from the very beginning, and they would have moved on from this debacle. because thats exactly what it was. it was a violent insurrection. a violent inr sure section, and no amount of whining about legitimate political discourse will ever change that. meanwhile, there was a moment today that just shows you the level of disrespect in washington. so pay attenti...

Believes theres a huge opportunity here because of the political and social divisions that exist in europe and in the united states and also i believe he believes the biden administration is more about a appeasement and accommodation than confrontation. he thinks he could have his way with this administration. in for afghanistan, he came back in the fall based on afghanistan debacle and he was absolutely convinced that this was and is the opportunity. theres no hybrid warfare here. theres a mist...

Voices in the gop, scott jennings from fox news to capitol hill, questioning about why the u.s. even cares about this, whether theres even an interest there. >> as a political matter, i think theres a fatigue in the united states about foreign intervention. its the political impulse that led joe biden to pull out of afghanistan last year and put us in that debacle. id point you to january when the republican party led by ted cruz and the senate tried to put sanctions on vladimir putin and joe bi...