MSNBC Stephanie Ruhle Reports September 29, 2021 13:52:00
Evacuations, we offered input to the state department's decision, keeping in mind that moving too soon might cause the collapse of the afghan government that we all wanted to avoid and that moving too late would put our people and operations at greater risk. as i said, the fact that our troops were on the ground so quickly is due in large part to our planning and prepositioning of forces. as for the mission's end, my judgment remains that extending beyond the end of august quouf greatly imperiled our people and our mission. the taliban made clear that their core operation would end on the firs...
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