not told that. national security advisor was not told that. he made the comment, two associates of acting secretary of defense. what mark milley should have done, if he called me, pick up the phone and call the president of the united states before you make a phone call to adversary and the chinese, make no mistake are adversary of ours. look at the timeframe, 8 january, we know what was happening in the united states at the time. critical time. he should have picked up the phone issue not talked to mark meadows, talked directly to the president, that is his job, principal military advisor to president of the united states not the chief staff of the white house. john: good to have you, thank you for joining us, appreciate it. sandra: bring in marsha blackburn, joins us now straight out of today s hearing. senator, we heard you actually a few moments ago, line of
right way and important we do this carefully, but rapidly as possible. we do have, you know, children that need education and all those kinds of things. in the meantime, dod will remain on making sure they receive the best care and we provide for their safety, as well. thank you. senator fischer, please? thank you, mr. chairman. general mckenzie, at the beginning of this hearing, chairman reed made a comment about the goal and mission that we re going to be looking at now in the future is to ensure afghanistan can never again be used as base for terrorists. as we look at that goal, as we look at that mission, i think we need to be honest with the american people how that will be accomplished. i don t think the american people should be misled about
ensure we are getting adequate mental health assessment and resources they need? thanks, senator, i ll make a comment and let general milley comment, as well, i think you asked him, as well. you heard me say before, my belief is that mental health is health, period. there should be no sigma associated with seeking help if you re dealing with issues. and i ve encouraged entire force, all of our leadership to make sure number one, we have adequate resources available for troops and our families and number two, they destigmatize the issue of assisting help with mental health issues. senator, as you know, i commanded tenth mountain division and secretary austin at one point. that is one of the most deployed divisions out of senator blackburn s state. and there is significant mental
0 about 100 americans and that figure doesn t change. we need a real accounting for how many people, big difference between 100 and 4000. my biggest takeaway, we have no counter terrorism strategy and milley and mckenzie testifyod this, mckenzie said he is not confident we can prevent al qaeda or isis. harris: i am rushing, it is top of the hour, kayleigh and emily, everybody on outnumbered, quick one for us as we ark wait the panel to reconvene. thanks for watching fox news. our coverage continues on america reports. sandra: the senate armed services adjourning for a break, set to resume 30 minutes from now. the nation s top military leaders facing tough questioning on capitol hill for the first time since the chaotic exit from afghanistan. hello and welcome, everyone, i m sandra smith in new york. john: i m john robert necessary washington. lloyd austin, and general mark milley and general frank mckenzie all testifying today before the senate armed everybodies iss committee