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Former President Donald J. Trump blasted Milley for the abandoned equipment in Afghanistan at the Save America Rally in Des Moines.

Neon Nettle - Trump Torches Milley for Leaving Military Equipment in Afghanistan: 'Are You Stupid?' - 'That was one of the many times I realized he was stupid'

Did not include baghram? >> i wonder how the evacuation plan was updated, mr. secretary, as things began to change on the ground, what was the process? >> through the course of the spring and summer, the element no one anticipated as we discussed on numerous occasions was rapid collapse of the afghan government in course of 11 days. having said that, we had plans in place to do the two critical things we did. we were able to evacuate the embarrass, personnel, destroy sensitive materials, get people to the airport in 48 hours. in many cases, much less than that. second, as i mention issue the p...

Here is there was a better way to leave. if the decision was made to pull out, it should not have been a precipitous chaotic and, unfortunately, deadly departure. this afternoon i will be speaking on the floor about max scobiak. he was one of 13 american soldiers, sailors and marines killed on the wall trying to help others escape from the tyranny of the taliban. he should never have been put in that position. it was an impossible position for our troops, for your diplomats, and the impossibility that they faced was due to our policy decisions. there was an alternative. baghram air base, which...

Individuals may not have qualified, in a sense. now, you say they're being vetted. good. they should be. you know, nobody knows because we can't get this information from the department of homeland security, from the state department and others. but, you know, from the start many of you said what we do there needs to be based on conditions on the ground. quite frankly the president's decision was not based on conditions on the ground. that's why it was a disastrous withdrawal. that's why it put so many people at risk. it should have been an ordinarily withdrawal under the cover of superior u.s...