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Daily at the action officer level. additionally, i immediately informed acting secretary of defense miller of speaker pelosi's phone call. at no time, was i attempting to change or influence the process, usurp authority or insert myself in the chain of command. but i am expected, i am required to give me advice and ensure that the president is fully informed on military matters. i am submitting for the record a detailed and classified memoranda and i welcome a walk-through on every one of these events and would be happy to talk about the intelligence that drove these calls. i'm also happy to m...

Terms of what actually was their thoughts as they were going through and the preparation. it will start with getting on the record that the military leadership here to include the secretary of defense were opposed to the withdrawal decision that president biden made and i think they will want to press them to see were there any conditions, contingencies that you were considering that may actually impact a successful execution of the remaining mission? and certainly the stunning collapse of the afghan government and its security forces will be a major question. why did we not anticipate that? w...

The horror of the president's own making. afghans died as they desperately gripped the departing flights, the taliban is in a stronger position than it had been in 9/11, the terrorists members are now senior government positions, we went from we will never negotiate with terrorists to we must negotiate with terrorists. you know, in the years i've been here we've heard over and over again you don't negotiate with terrorists and now it's required. worls t of all, 13 brave americans were killed in the evacuation effort. three days later the biden administration said it was struck and isis operati...

I received an unclassified signed order directing the united states military to withdrawal forces from afghanistan no later than 15 january, 2021. after further discussions regarding the risks associated with such a withdrawal, the order was rescinded. on 17 november we received a new order to reduce levels to 2500 plus enabling forces no later than 15 january. when president biden was inaugurated there were approximately 3500 u.s. troops, 5400 nato troops and 6300 contractors in afghanistan with a specified task of train, advise, and assist. along with a small contingent of counter terrorism ...

I think our credibility remains solid. clearly senator, there will be people who question things going forward, but i would say that we -- you know, the united states military is one that -- and the united states of america, people place great trust and confidence in. and relationships with things that we have to work on continuously. and we understand that and we'll continue to do that. >> thank you, senator. senator gillibrand, please? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm also very grateful to our service members who committed so much over the last 20 years. and i do want to thank president biden...