could continue in the foreseeable future in av afghanistan. it was not we're going to have a mad scramble at the last minute. there was also disappointment about the way it was done. the air base was hit down and service people were removed without the afghan authorities being aware of it. of course everybody complained the afghan national army didn't stand up to the taliban, but they didn't have many of the weapons left. it's fair to say that a number of them in the afghan government were disappointed that the united states did a deal with their enemies behind their back and they were not party to that agreement. then they were decided to fight back when the united states decided it was going to go in short order. all that has created quite a lot of disappointment. you've seen british military and political figures expressing disappointment which is very unusual. the relationship has always been difficult and transactional over