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Helicopter left vietnam. most of the press questions were about the futility of the war itself. they werent tactical questions about exactly what happened yesterday and how did you lose control of the airport, and henry kissinger was there talking about what he thought was the cease fire he had negotiated with the north vietnamese which did not work and where they were actively, you know, sending rocket fire against this evacuation. and when you look at what happened then compared to what happen...

Government in afghanistan, a country that has never once in its entire history been a united country, and is made up -- i dont mean this in a derogatory way -- made up of different tribes who have never, ever, ever gotten along with one another. >> and back with us, joe cirincione, tim kudo and adam weinstein. lets talk about the history of afghanistan and how it relates to tonight. >> those were strong words by the president, and you may disagree with the way he conducted this evacuation, but h...

That kind of magical thinking to me is the kind of magical thinking that will lead you into a war like this that you are unable to get out of. >> if we look at some of the dysfunction that was inherent with this evacuation and youre honest about it with yourself, how can you possibly think the united states could remake afghanistan oren gauge in a nation-building exercise thats successful? but when folks in washington talk about the capabilities of u.s. military, they always imagine a perfect sc...

President gerald ford immediately ordered the abandonment of the airport and the switch to helicopters dangerously taking people from the tops of buildings to finish the evacuation. president ford immediately ordered the evacuation speeded up. the president never gave a thought to trying to avenge the deaths of those two marines or in any way expanding the evacuation or extending the deadline from vietnam. president ford speeded it up. but president ford did not tell us any of that at the time. ...

States did not say a word. when the last american helicopter left vietnam in april 1975 republican president gerald ford did not address the nation the way president biden did today and has done several times during the evacuation. president ford simply issued a written statement that was read aloud by his press secretary. it said in part, quote, during the day on monday washington time the airport at saigon came under persistent rocket as well as artillery fire and was effectively closed. the m...

Evacuation of vietnam. today when tragedy struck in afghanistan and 13 marines were killed, 18 marines were injured, president biden said this. >> i bear responsibility for fundamentally all thats happened of late. >> the pentagon estimates that at least 60 afghans were killed in the suicide bombing outside the airport in kabul. president bidens first message today was one of con dolly ens to the families and to the loved ones of the marines who were killed. >> my heart aches for you. i know thi...

Bed. right now as we speak, and its a real problem. these are real problem, real deaths that somehow we can get past the politics. but until then we all have to keep pushing in the right direction. >> thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >> thank you. and coming up, a day like today has happened only once before in our history, in 1975 at the end of the american evacuation from vietnam. and then the republican president of the united states unlike joe biden did not take re...

American experience. i ask all americans to look ahead to the many goals we share and to work together on the great tasks that remain to be accomplished. the president did not mention the marines who were killed in the rocket attack on the airport. the president might not have even known about that. the bodies of the two marines who were killed were left behind by mistake in a hospital in saigon. president fords reaction to the rocket attack on the airport was to switch the evacuation from airpl...

The lives we lost today are lives given in the service of liberty, the service of security, the service of others and the service of america. >> the presidents second message was to the people who carried out the attack. >> for those who carried out this attack, as well as anyone who wishes america harm, know this. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. ill defend our interests and our people with every measure at my command. >> the president then explai...

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