victims, the president that retribution. >> to those who carried out this attack, as well as anyone who wishes america harm, no this. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. i will defend our interests and our people with every measure at my command. this evening the flag atop the white house has been lowered to half staff, as where the flags over the u.s. capital, they are now just five days left to complete the evacuation, the drawdown in afghanistan. earlier this week, the president announced the august 31st deadline would not be extended, precisely because of security concerns surrounding the operation at the crowded airport. the white house says that despite today's bombings, neither the nda nor the mission has changed. >> i would note that more than