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Economic leverage we have over the taliban. well deal with them directly, and they well understand the extent to which the united states plays a central role in the fundamental functioning of any basic -- >> so you mean like access to the world food program, relief of sanctions against the taliban? >> not the world food program. were not going to hold food hostage from the people of afghanistan. in fact, we will support humanitarian assistance going directly to individuals in afghanistan. but wh...

>> theres a looming humanitarian crisis, and economic crisis. people dont have salaries, they cant have access to the banks, and many organizations are extremely worried that ordinary afghans are going to have food insecurity and acute economic crisis in the time to come, so i actually do think there is a significant degree of leverage that not just the united states but other organizations have with the taliban in this particular moment, and its a question of whether or not theyre really approp...

>> well have to see, jim. it might work. it might work to some extent. it might not work at all. we know there is a hit list out there. we have people frightened to death in kabul, hiding in their attics and so forth and really disappointed because last flights that were supposed to make it out with these people did not make it out. because of taliban interference. so we know we have a problem there. but i would say this. that we also sort of run through our military options. there was nothing m...

Helicopters, had somebody hanging from it as it moves through the sky. they probably have a gun to an afghan army soldiers headed to pilot that thing. thats how they are doing this. no so we have no leverage, we have no ability to get people out now. no worse than that, we have no ability to deny terrorist safe haven. one thing weve had for the last no 20 years is no 9/11. thats not nothing, thats something. no the special operations, you cant do that with no eyes and no ears on the ground. it i...

Administration was still going to work on getting them out, just not through military means. how do you think politically the american people are going to respond to that? >> it depends on how quickly he finds success with that promise. he said something to the effect of the deadline, the august 31st deadline was not for getting those remaining americans out. there was one hint in their diplomatic strategy, a very strong hint, that is, he said we america has leverage over the taliban, what he se...

One of our blackhawk helicopters , had somebody hanging from it as it moves through the sky. they probably have a gun to an afghan army soldiers headed to pilot that thing. thats how they are doing this. so we have no leverage, we have no ability to get people out now . worse than that, we have no ability to deny terrorist safe haven. one thing weve had for the las 20 years is no 9/11. ms not nothing, that something. the special operations, you cant do that with no eyes and ears on the ground. i...

The hurricane. this waiver is accompanied by additional safety-related reporting requirements to monitor driver working hours. epa has approved emergency fuel waivers for louisiana and mississippi effective immediately, which will expand the supply of gasoline that can be sold in these two states and increase availability at this critical time. we are continuing to assess and will continue to provide you all updates. why dont you kick it off, josh? good to see you. >> two subjects, first on afgh...

Every american soldier is gone. they are left behind any nab no? lines very do you think the taliban will help americans get out now? because i dont. >> it no commit one of the most infuriating thingss we saw this week was secretary of state anthony blinken same were going to get americans out, were going to use our leverage. what leverage? we barely had any leverage we had 5,000 troops are the last couple weeks. what leverage do we have now? are we going to sign a mean letter from the internati...

The u.s. had this enormous fortress like embassy in kabul. that diplomatic mission has been relocated here to doha, qatar. it will be that embassy in exile that will be the tip of the spear on this diplomatic mission in trying to get people out of afghanistan. the state departments argument is basically that the united states and its allies have diplomatic and political leverage over the taliban. and they will use that to force the taliban to give safe passage to people coming out of the country...

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