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Allies, specifically we have got a number of people that your viewers may know about, representative crenshaw being one of them. his interpreter died in the blast that took his eye. haley sponsored two of his interpreters. pete, on your program, as well. this united veterans from every generation, all we want from the white house is more clarity. the speech yesterday did not sync with what the secretary said a month ago in responding to representative mccaul. >> benjamin: what action would you l...

That the administration will have all of americans out by august 31st. >> its been a horrific couple days for my community overall and for the military community. and im thankful for the warriors who fought and died for us and thats not the right way to do it. >> you travel to afghanistan, tell me what you heard from the people they are where their concerns, especially any of the interpreters. >> yes, maam. ive been on six different occasions, just got back a month ago for my last trip over. peo...

Which is that the u.s. had ended up hiring and allying with a lot of individual iraqi kurds. individual iraqi kurds were brought on, locally, as interpreters and translators which, of course, is crucial work. they were brought onboard as drivers and support staff. of all kinds. there -- there was a few thousand of them who had directly helped u.s. and coalition personnel in northern iraq over those troubled-five years. and when the iraqi dictator, saddam hussein, decided he was going to send 40,...

Short-term, simple, urgent, moral, and strategic catastrophe on their hands. because in the five years since poppy bushs gulf war with the kurds rising up and not getting support from us. and then, the kurds having to flee saddam. and then, the u.s. helping to set up basically, this protectorate for them and that failing, well, over those five years, a lot of things went wrong, and, again, that is a complex and dark tale. but over those five years, a very simple moral imperative came into focus ...

Happen a little sooner, given were at the 90% withdrawal completion rate. so expect to hear him talk about the logistics, what is left to do, of course, everything thats already happened, and also what comes next. theres still outstanding questions about what happens to these thousands of interpreters, drivers, engineers, afghan nationals who really aided the u.s. mission for more than two decades, who now want to be relocated to other countries, some of who may even come to the u.s. on special ...

Situation there, beyond that, he will talk about what they describe as the over the horizon counter-terrorism capabilities, the ability the u.s. still has the abilities they believe they still have to fight back against the potential taliban gains, when he look back at the afghan government based in kabul, and i think hell talk about what the plans will be going forward. the interpreters, engineers, drivers, translators those who helped the u.s. most at risk. facing a lot of pressure, obviously ...

Next. >> yes, because there are so many important questions here that maybe the presidents prepared remarks did not get to, especially as it relates to the interpreters, the drivers, the strategy, what happens next. lets bring in cnns chief national affairs correspondent, jeff zeleny, pentagon correspondent barbara starr and live from afghanistan, anna coren. let me start with you there in afghanistan, anna. the reality when the president says that it is not a guarantee that this country will fa...

Afghanistan will end august 31st. a couple of other headlines coming from this as he says it is highly unlikely one government will control afghanistan after this u.s. troop withdrawal and urged a deal with the taliban, he said that our message to those women and men is clear when it comes to the afghan interpreters and their families, there is a home for you in the united states if you so choose and we will stand with you just as you stood with us said president biden at the white house, we wil...

Dont increase the likelihood of a civil war, and that is incredibly dangerous for the men, women and children on the ground, and so would a collapse. >> and anne, as we are wrapping up the conversation here, two questions about the next step, and one of the evacuations of the afghan interpreters and the translators who have worked alongside the troops for the last 20 years, and one of the correspondents from this network asked if he was satisfied with the evacuations, and he said that most of th...

That paul is articulating, it is coming from some members of his own party. let me show you some of what he said about our efforts now. >> were also going to continue to make sure that we take on the afghan nationals who worked side by side with u.s. forces, including interpreters and translators, since were no longer going to have military there after this. our message to those women and men is clear. there is a home for you in the united states if you so choose, and we will stand with you just...