he said, an endless presence of american troops in the middle of another country's civil conflict was not acceptable to me. cnn's white house correspondent joins us now. president biden says he is authorizing more troops there to ensure that there is a safe and orderly drawdown but it appears to be anything but orderly at this moment, right? >> reporter: that's right, kaitlan. president biden may be trying to convey the sense of an orderly and safe drawdown but just as you heard clarissa talk about there, this is a very rushed and disorderly scene on the ground in afghanistan. as the administration has really seemed to be caught off guard over the past week at the speed and clarity with which the taliban has made advances in the country. president biden is spending the weekend in camp david. his team says he is regularly updated on the developments in afghanistan and yesterday held a secure video conference with top u.s. officials including the defense secretary and the