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As you know it was given -- the afghan security forces and of course some of that is now in the hands of the taliban. >> i was also struck by your comment that even the most pessimistic assessment didnt predict the government would collapse as quickly as it did. but you just in your testimony said that the realistic predictions before the complete withdrawal was that it would collapse by the end of this year. so the administration continued with their plans of withdrawal, of surrender, knowing t...

Afghan security forces and some of that is in the hands of the taliban. >> i was also struck by your comment in your testimony that even the most pessimistic assessment didnt predict the government would collapse as quick as it did, but you just in your testimony said the list of predictions before the complete withdrawal said it was going to collapse by the end of this year. the administration continued with their plans of withdrawal, of evacuation of surrender, knowing that the taliban would b...

Heres our state department correspondent barbara plett usher with the latest from washington: well, democrats accepted that. some allowed that the operation couldve been handled better, others ask questions about the chaotic evacuation and those left behind. but they also criticised president trump and argued that it was an issue of a 20—year failure of war, notjust the failure of one administration. republicans by and large rejected it — one of them did say that both the biden and the trump...

The afghan security force and of course so that is now in the hands of the taliban. >> so i was also struck by your comment that in your testimony that even the most pessimistic assessment didnt predict that the government would collapse as quickly as it did. but you just in your testimony said that the realistic predictions before the complete withdraw was that it would collapse by the end of the year. so the administration continued with their plans of withdrawal, of evacuation of surrender, k...

Language, those were decisions made by his military commanders. he sought their best advice and that is what was carried out, including the timing of the decision to -- >> another troubling piece of your testimony, he said when the president announced the withdrawal nato immediately unanimously embraced it. joseph berrel, the foreign affairs chief of the european union, his statement on the surrender is that it is, quote, a catastrophe for the afghan people, for western values an the credibility...

Ending the war or escalating it. >> there is no evidence that staying longer would have made the afghan security forces or the afghan government anymore resilient or self-sustaining. if 20 years and hundreds of billions of dollars in support, equipment and training did not suffice, why would another year, another five, another ten. >> republicans called the pullout a debacle and betrayal of the afghan people who helped the u.s. during two decades of war. some even demanded that blinken resign. >...

Congressional hearing since u.s. forces pulled out. lawmakers from both parties have been critical of how the withdrawal was carried out, but during todays house foreign affairs hearing, republicans were particularly combative. >> this was an unmitigated disaster of epic proportions. i never thought in my lifetime that i would see an unconditional surrender to the taliban. >> we relied upon the taliban to be our security. in essence we ended up getting 13 of our military personnel and over 150 a...

Decision, and those were decisions made by military commanders and he sought their best advice and thats what was carried out. >> another troubling piece of your testimony, you said when the president announced the withdrawal nato immediately unanimously embraced it. joseph borel, the foreign affairs chief of the european union, his statement on the surrender is that its, quote, a catastrophe for the afghan people for western values and the credibility and developing of international relations. ...

Degrees from harvard in, yale the administration also facing more questions about its military exits, and evacuation from afghanistan. for hours today, secretary of state blinken defended the withdrawal during the first congressional hearing. since u.s. forces pulled out. lawmakers from both parties have been critical of how the withdrawal carried out. during todays house foreign affairs hearing, republicans were particularly combative. this was an unmitigated disaster. of epic proportions. i ne...

The panel, including the chairman, have more of a muscular intervention type of policy than does president biden and youre seeing that play out here. youre hearing frustration from longer serving members that it was 20 years of bad decisions. you heard the idea that there were surrender discussions with the taliban under former president trump. that set the tone for this. and i think some of the most substantive questions from republicans has come from senator romney, as you pointed out. questio...