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Deadline yet all we heard, he is holding firm with that deadline. do you think theres a chance for him to extend the deadline? >> he has entrenched himself in an attitude of hes not going to change no matter how bad the fight goes, the answer is no. the first thing you do in any battle is assess the risk and manage it. this is but a diplomatic failure of historic proportions when it comes to assessing risk and being prepared for it. failing to evacuate americans is disgraceful and dereliction of...

About afghanistan but shes still laughing. what is your reaction? >> well, we shouldnt be surprised. i mean, shes laughing at the -- laughing the crisis in afghanistan off, no different than she is laughing the crisis at the border off. this administration is completely out of touch with reality and tone deaf. we have a severe crisis of epic proportion in afghanistan and the world is watching and right now we need competent leadership and we have kamala harris going to asia. we have biden on vac...

This is a time for leadership to step up. the leadership cant fix the problem in which they dont believe exists. and right now leadership needs to get their head out of -- get their heads out of the sand and actually lead. this is what the american people deserve and they need to step up to the plate. jillian: this is obviously an all hands on deck situation and you would think that the vice president would be by the presidents side through it all. so what do you make of the decision to move for...

Of aircraft flown into his pakistan, how many i dont have firm numbers on. laura: arent they paid to have firm numbers? hes the secretary of defense. this is an international crisis of epic proportion and embarrassment to this country and the level of ignorance on the part of our top military commands, callous disregard for all of these details, it is shocking but that word does not capture what i am feeling. >> it feels like incompetence. i agree with the president, i agree with donald trump we...

Tajikistan. exactly how many, i dont have firm numbers on. >> laura: general, arent they paid to have firm numbers? is the secretary of defense. this is an international crisis of epic proportion and embarrassment to this country. and the level of ignorance on the part of our top military command, the callous and disregard for all of these details and incompetence, whatever we want to call it. id like to say its shocking but that word does not capture what im feeling right now about this. >> it ...

Mistakes, this is a mistake of epic proportion and our enemies are watching, the real impact here. russia and china are watching. >> harris: emily. >> emily: and the ambassador said, it is ineftablt, it was avoidable and our president came out saying this was potential, it seems as if the entire world realized ineftablt except our commander-in-chief. the 25th amendment possibility is unrealistic, but situation of absence of demonstration of leadership, coupleed with catastrophic effects of decis...

Syria. with one stroke of a pen, really one phone call to the pentagon, withdrawing 2,000 or 3,000 u.s. troops from syria, a tiny number, brian. when i commanded the mission in afghanistan, it was 150,000 troops. as you know well, afghanistan, 185,000 troops. here in syria, we pulled 2,000 troops out and yet that was the small hinge that a big door is swinging on. this is a geopolitical mistake of near epic proportion. >> having been around naval aviators all your career and knowing the fearsome...

Tiny number, brian. when i commanded the mission in afghanistan, it was 150,000 troops. as you know well, afghanistan, 185,000 troops. here in syria, we pulled 2,000 troops out and yet that was the small hinge that a big door is swinging on. this is a geopolitical mistake of near epic proportion. >> having been around naval aviators all your career and knowing the fearsome capability of our aircraft, it must also break your heart to know that we had two f-15s engaged today to destroy our own fac...

Chemical weapon user bashar al assad in the drivers seat in syria, with one stroke of a pen, really one phone call to the pentagon, withdrawing 2,000 or 3,000 u.s. troops from syria, a tiny number, brian. when i commanded the mission in afghanistan, it was 150,000 troops. as you know well, afghanistan, 185,000 troops. here in syria, we pulled 2,000 troops out and yet that was the small hinge that a big door is swinging on. this is a geopolitical mistake of near epic proportion. >> having been ar...

Things -- the execution started to come into play such as advancing the perimeter, and advance team going in and looking for survivors. i actually, one of my cops actually lost his life glen petit as a result of it. its unfortunate we have lost more people since that incident. the truth of the matter is it was a horrific incident and im glad that im here today to speak to it as a result. brian: richard, as you look back, everybody thinks about the 343 lost their lives but more have lost their li...