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Evacuate americans from what he views as an unwinnable war, as the pentagon acknowledges just how fast the taliban is gaining ground. >> we are certainly concerned by the speed with which the taliban has been moving. >> reporter: republicans pouncing. >> this was very predictable. the united states forfeited away the leverage that was needed to withdraw in the right way. >> while its a disgrace and a national humiliation, i think that president biden is barrelling towards his own saigon moment. ...

Things to participate in an afghan dialogue with the purpose of achieving a political settlement and a cease-fire. if they didnt participate in that process in a wholehearted manner, the united states was not then obligated to keep up its end of the bargain and pull out forces according to a schedule. there was leverage that was built into the agreement. it wasnt a perfect agreement, but there was leverage there. what the biden administration has done is giving the taliban a date certain for u.s...

Trucks donated to the afghan army that the afghan army was using in their positions and bases. we saw entire streets in the district of andar fluttering with white taliban flags. i cant tell you what a surreal sight that is to see. this is a group up until just a few months ago was an underground insurgency and now it holds a vast amount of territory on the ground. because thats happened so quickly, you do have to ask the question about how quickly could kabul fall. i think the estimates are, ac...

Its only really contributing on the ground to his further sense of dread and anxiety and among a lot of people, particularly anyone who has worked with the u.s. military, a growing sense of panic that there is no plan in place to deal with this situation, that the afghan government doesnt have any real leverage when it comes to these peace talks that are supposed to be happening and which dont appear to be gathering any momentum at all, jim. >> yeah. that radio silence is not a good sign. thank ...

Here he is. >> the military will still remain committed to helping protect the diplomatic presence in afghanistan. nobody is abandoning afghanistan. thats doing the right thing to protect our people. >> sandra: we are expected to get an update from the pentagon top of the hour. two oclock eastern time. this is the united states sending 3,000 troops into the afghanistan embassy evacuation. are you concerned are you about the situation there? >> extremely concerned. very predictable. what we are w...

Lack of courage on fighters on either side. certainly we are watching the cia special operations units that are afghan are incredibly effective and brave. but the notion that we have any leverage at all left is nonsensical. were out. bag ram air force base is gone. i am bothered by the mumbo jumbo speak from state department, dropping to core diplomatic presence. were getting out of there to avoid the unlikely outcome that the taliban will seize u.s. and other missions. dont want to take the cha...

Helmand province was hard fought by u.s. marines for a long time. this is just stunning. what is the likelihood of kabul itself falling? >> so at the moment, the situation in kabul feels at least potentially pretty calm and stable but theres an eerie since that could change at any moment. >> theres reporting from "the new york times" that the u.s. enjoy has been trying to get taliban leaders to agree not to attack the american embassy, when or if their fighters reach kabul. what leverage does th...

Canada, among them, that the government in kabul could fall in as soon as a month or maybe a little bit longer. remember, the taliban forces have deliberately not gone directly at kabul yesterday. but they are gaining ground around the city, essentially encircling it ahead of the possible peace talks in doha that you referenced in the opener. obviously their leverage is going up. the more territory they get, the more control they have, the more power they have to decide what happens next. >> cer...

Week theres a new revelation as a way that donald trump tried to use the leverage of the government to keep his hold on power. and certainly, these are stunning ones weve learned about in recent days. but whats next? who else could we hear from? what other steps of the investigation may continue? what other -- you know, whether its the committee or the ig report that george just said, walk us through where this could go in the weeks ahead. what else could we learn? >> it seems like were fairly e...

Ready to acknowledge and legitimize the taliban-governed afghanistan within a couple of days. no afghanistan government that we can trust and any idea that somehow they are going to really care about american citizens, or care about their standing in the world? they dont care about any of that stuff. they will use taliban and the chinese and a propaganda victory. we need a few more billion thousand and a couple,000 more troop and a couple of years well win in afghanistan. we were never going to ...