CNN CNN Newsroom With Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto August 31, 2021 13:06:00
Afghanistan, several of the president's senior military advisers opposed that decision. they recommended leaving perhaps 2,500, 3,000 troops there. can you explain that difference? >> reporter: yeah, no doubt about it, jim. you hit the nail on the head there because there is a distinction between the president's advisers, military and civilian advisers agreeing he should proceed with that withdrawal on august 31st, once conditions on the ground deteriorated. once we saw the terrorist attack in kabul happen last week. there is an entirely different thing to say the military advisers agree with ...