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Have any leverage to persuade them. and maybe theyve learned to see that their society has changed, at least in the urban areas, and with society now having access to technology. i dont know the answer to that. i dont think anybody knows. but were in a position to like a python squeeze them economically and diplomatically and ultimately from an intelligence point of view, certainly not bring any assets to bear that might help them in the future that they may need. >> yeah. >> and one final thing...

Attempt. the thing about that lawrence is its not supposed to be done, the only penalty for trying to do it, is the penalty that was inflicted on mansion this week which was they look like ineffectual, they look ineffectual, ill that isnt a noun rather than an adjective. they look sort of pathetic for having tried. and it gives you a sense that we know these two chambers have their own dynamics in their own way of operating, i think thats with this highlights more than anything, joe manchin and ...

Prior to 9/11. then we invaded. 6 to 12 months after we success any destroyed al-qaeda and pushed back the taliban, that was the only point we had leverage. instead of utilizing that leverage, we chose to dig in, make it obvious that we were there for the long haul. but obviously we cant be there for forever. and the taliban are afghans. they live there. it is their country. they simply outlasted us, just like the shopkeeper told me they would. >> and the -- that was also the story of vietnam, w...

We havent talked about covid in afghanistan. i dont know how many coming in, i hope theyre all being checked for covid in our country but if covid is spreading in afghanistan, they wont be able to carry on as a society if they are dying. we have some leverage to be sure, some help to be sure theyre going to need in order to survive as a functioning government. and well have to wait and see how that plays out. >> were smarter for having spoken with you as we always are. thank you, secretary cohhc...

Deadline, defense personnel will have to start leaving soon. evacuations will come to a close soon. the president and his team in a mad rush to get as many people out as possible. >> phil, as you well know, the biden administration says it will continue to help afghans leave the counted after the u.s. withdraws all its military forces by august 31st. how will they be able to do that without an actual presence on the ground there? >> reporter: wolf, its a huge question and one there isnt an answe...

The military to get completely out great when i say theres going to be blood on his hands, people will die is a result of this decision. >> we are on the cusp of having the biggest mass hostage situation in american history. its going to make 1979 in tehran look like a sleepover. youre going to have thousands of americans left behind that the taliban will then have for leverage when they want international recognition, they want money, they want economic assistance in theyve got a gun to the hea...

That the ten house democrats were trying to use as leverage against nancy pelosi. it seemed, and by the way, they seemed reasonable about being able to compromise, and so, youre now moving forward, is it fair to say that the biden infrastructure bills are on track now in the house of representatives? >> well today we took, we moved forward three key priorities. these are parties that house democrats ran on, the president biden ran on, and those parties were to protect voting rights, to repair ou...

>> i dont think it realistic. i think thats what president biden tried to lay the foundation and say well do our best. first come the americans and then come those in line with the proper identification visa and help and i think thats all thats going to be accomplished and some will be left behind and the question is will that blood dry quickly? there are people who will lose their lives. now, we have some leverage over the taliban. we have economic leverage and by the way, with the cia director...

Officials about the deadline and when u.s. should leave? >> what i can tell you is that the taliban have been very clear about what their expectations are, as well. >> what the public and private statements are the same? >> without getting into details, im not seeing much dissonance. >> you were speaking about that issue. taliban calling the shots here, please go on, sorry for interrupting but i wanted to play that for you. >> they are calling the shots but we have some leverage with them. after...

Full circle event where you have a man who literally spent eight years in a pakistani prison because of the cia, the spy agency that worked with the pakistanis to arrest him, as you said, sitting -- standing next to the top director of the cia as equals, meeting and hashing out the future of afghanistan. its important to remember there were many times with which the united states had negotiated with the taliban over 20 years of war in afghanistan, but in this meeting this was not a place where t...