i actually think there's a lot of analysis of the speech that he was casting blame a lot of directions, but this part of his speech almost absolved anybody of some blame. take a listen. >> the events we're seeing now are sadly proof that no amount of military force would ever deliver a stable, united, secure afghanistan. known is history as the graveyard of empires. what's happening now could just as easily happen five years ago or 15 years in the future. you have to be honest. >> this is to me the challenge of analyzing the president's speech yesterday. yes, he put himself in position of i have been right all along and everybody else was wrong, see, i told you so, and at the same time as much as aides want to say the trump administration tied his hands to do x, y, and