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Events of august 14th was a bad decision by president trump and secretary pompeo in 2018 to elevate and legitimize the taliban by bringing that face-to-face negotiations. that tragedy was compoundsed by an unbelievable decision to exclude the government of afghanistan. we were defending from those very negotiations. is that an accurate statement, mr. secretary? >> certainly, that's what we inherited. >> the afghan government was excluded from the negotiating table by the trump a admini administration, is that not correct? >> that's correct. >> when the 5,000 people were released from prison si...

>> it is. >> the purpose of our involvement was to defeat al qaeda because the taliban were harboring this terrorist group that had attacked america, is that correct? >> that's correct. >> would it be fair to say that we achieved that objective? >> it would. >> would it be fair that in fact ten years later, the leader of that group who master minded the attacks of 9/11 was killed by a united states specially trained military unit? >> that's correct. >> what happened, ultimately, on august 14th has lots of history. i know it's convenient to pretend that didn't happen. i know that we want to giv...

Enumerating other lies in hearing with the secretary of state. mr. secretary, what we're listening to on the other side of the aisle, sadly, is a salad mix of selective facts and a lot of amnesia in the salad dressing. the history of instability in afghanistan didn't begin on august 14th of this year, did it? >> it did not. >> am i correct in remembering that in fact, it could trace direct routes to 1977, 1978 when there was a communist coup and the president of afghanistan was assassinated in the presidential pa palace, is that correct? >> it is. >> one year later the soviet union because of ...

And the purpose of our involvement was to defeat al qaeda because the taliban were harboring this terrorist group that had attacked america s that correct? >> that's correct. >> would it be fair to say that we achieved that objective? >> it would. >> would it be fair to say that, in fact, ten years later the leader of that group who master minded the attacks of 9/11 was killed by a especially trained united states trained unit? >> that's correct. what happened ultimately on august 14th has lots of history. i know it's convenient to pretend that didn't happen. i know that we want to give oursel...

From democratic lawmakers about what could have been done better. although, the evacuation of more than 124,000 people from afghanistan was one of the biggest air lifts in history, it was marked by chaos and the death of 13 american service members. >> all the things the administration could have done differently, absolutely yes, as always. >> reporter: at times the hearing became a partisan battle. democrats pointing their fingers back at the trump administration's afghanistan policies. >> in afghanistan -- >> reporter: accusing republicans of relying on selective memories. >> i'm going to as...