>> the united states has no closer ally than australia. >> ambassador etienne was recalled back to paris. i will ask him when he can get back to washington and whether the riff between the two old allies is mended. also, what did the fall of kabul look like in the other democracy midwifed by u.s.-occupied withdrawal. i will ask iraqi president barham saleh. >> i will say the u.s. stands in the corruption possibility. the king of sweden declared his nation's relaxed handling of the covid crisis a failure. does the country's prime minister agree? i'll ask him. first, here's "my take." on september 15th, the u.s. and britain announced they were signing an agreement with australia to share technology for nuclear-powered submarines