that their voices weren't being heard that they had to make their voice heard to the secretary of state in the form of dissent. and we should also note that this comes as the president, president biden himself, has not taken any responsibility for how this all unfolded even when asked in that abc interview if there were problems in the process and planning leading up to the u.s. troop withdrawal, he basically said, no, this chaos was inevitable. these diplomats are saying however there was more that could be done to prevent against the situation we're seeing unfold right now. kylie atwood, cnn, the state department. the u.s. defense department says it is in direct communication with the taliban. admiral peter vassley is leading the effort to ensure securities at the airport. and meanwhile a former top trump security official spoke with cnn about the agreement governing america's withdrawal and she suggested the u.s. should have pulled out of the deal her own