remember, where did august 31st come from? the biden administration, where they had started at by september 11th and trump had said may 1st. and then biden extended that, and then moved it back. it's all arbitrary. and it leaves us with a very simple premise. there with can be no end point if americans or allies are left to die. can there be? does not today prove the urgency? does not today prove that the taliban isn't in control of anything. they can't be trusted as a partner. the pentagon approximates around a thousand americans may still remain. who knows how many thousands remain that helped us. they don't know the number. will stories of them being rooted out and tortured and killed if left behind, will that hurt less than today? will it make it more acceptable as an outcome? and how likely is another suicide attack?