fashion that they have after all of the money that the united states tax payers have put into arming them and equipping them? as you said, they have an air force. are they using that air force? what has happened? >> they are using the air force. in fact, they're flying more airstrikes than we are on a daily basis. but you can't, money can't buy will. will has to be there. the ability to exert leadership and exude leadership on the field, that has to be there. and, again, i think the international community would like to see more will, more political and military leadership on the ground in afghanistan so that there is no inevitable outcome here of the taliban overrunning the whole country. >> let me ask you about this because today you said you can't speak on whether the u.s. will meet the august 31st deadline or withdrawal. president biden has said he has no regrets but is moving that withdrawal date at all possible at this point? is this a hard no from the white house? >> the president, the commander in chief, being chander in chief means making difficult decisions and he has decided that we are going to complete this drawdown