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Difficult and dangerous circumstances so i want to be perfectly clear, the frustration on this committee about the chaotic and deadly withdrawal from afghanistan is not and should never be directed towards our troops. it was president biden and his advisors who put them in that situation. even worse, this was avoidable. everything that happened was foreseen. my colleagues on this committee and on the commanders in charge, we saw it coming so we were here today to understand what happened and why that advice was ignored. general mckenzie you said in february before the president decided to full...

>> the president asked us to provide an assessment on whether or not we should extend our preference beyond august 31st. as general milley just said, that assessment was made. we tasked them to make that assessment on the 25th and he came back and provided his best military advice. >> kabul fell on august 15th. it was clear we had thousands of americans in afghanistan behind taliban lines on august 15th. it took ten days to ask these general officers if we should extend our presence? i suspect the answer may be a little. different if you asked them 16 days out, not five days out. president bid...

General, has always stressed that commanders on the ground should be listened to. would you agree with that? >> i would and i would tell you they were listened to. i think there is a difference between us having an opportunity to have a voice and i think it's very important that the military has a voice. but i firmly believe in -- we're required to give our best military advice but the decision makers are not required in any manner, shape or form to follow that advice. >> i agree with you about civilian control of this country. but i think it is also important to realize when we continue to se...

>> dana: pent up demand. hearing today and another one in the senate and tomorrow in the house. here the players. you have it ready. joint chiefs chairman mark milley, lloyd austin and centcom commander general mckenzie and be pressed whether president biden ignored their advice leading to the chaos in afghanistan. >> bill: so many images seared into our mem re. six weeks ago yesterday afghans clinging to a parting u.s. cargo jet. some of them falling to their deaths on that tarmac. >> dana: parents handing over newborn daughters and sons desperate to get them as far as possible from the talib...

Directing the united states military to withdrawal all 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 2,500, plus enabling forces, no later than 15 january. when president biden was inaugurated, there were approximately 3,500 u.s. troops, 5,400 nato troops, and 6300 contractors in afghanistan, with a specified task of train, advise, and assist, along with a small contingent of counterterrorism forces. the strategic situa...