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Manner. it is not correct sir? >> that is correct. i think also, you would probably agree that the withdrawal on august 30th or august 31 deadline was probably not an orderly -- done in an orderly manner, either, was it? >> there are two issues here senator. first of all you recall that joe miller planned for an orderly evacuation and people in retrograde of equipment, and it was rehearsed and extricated that by early july, all the equipment that we wanted to retrograde has been retrograde and most of the people are out except for a small element that was in and around the embassy

>> bill: want to bring in one of the lawmakers questioning the generals. welcome to the program. good morning to you. the hearing begins in 26 minutes? what is your question, what do you want to know? >> good morning bill and dana. your opening reporting shows how many questions there are to address the fiasco in afghanistan. we've already heard from general scott miller in a closed setting a couple weeks ago. general miller is a legendary officer, former commander of delta force and the special operations command. it is clear that he did not advise the president to withdraw earlier this year....

>> general milley, i can only conclude that your advice about staying in afghanistan was rejected. i'm shocked to learn that your advice wasn't sought until august 25th on staying past the august 31 deadline. i understand that you're the principal military adviser, but you don't decide, the president decides, but if all this is true, general milley, why haven't you resigned? >> senator, as a senior military officer, resigning is a really serious thing. it's political act if i'm resigning in protest. my job is to provide advice. my statutory responsibility is to provide legal advice or best mil...

Sighted on. >> one final questions. general milley i can only conclude that your advice about staying in afghanistan was rejected. i'm shocked to learn that your advice wasn't sought until august 25th on staying past the august 31 deadline. i understand that you are the principal military advisor and that you advise, you don't decide, the president decides. if all this is true, general milley. why haven't you resigned? >> senator, as a senior military officer, resigning is a really serious thing, a political act is to resign in protest. my statutory responsibility is to provide best military a...

Moving up the chain of command to where i was able to intervene in several cases. general milley and general mckenzie, some people said we're glad we've ended this war. is the war on terror over? general milley? >> absolutely not. >> yeah. general mckenzie? >> the war on terror is not over and the war in afghanistan is not over either. >> has the exit from afghanistan made the war more challenging for us or less challenging? with respect to continuing to try and protect the home land and u.s. interest broad. >> maez it more challenging. >> you agree? >> absolutely. >> related note, "wall stree...