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Could be extended. >> our troops are supposed to be out by august 31st. even if americans and our afghan allies are still trying to get out, they're going to? >> we're going to do everything in our power to get all americans out and our allies out. >> does that mean troops will stay beyond august 31st if necessary? >> it depends on where we are. and whether we can can ramp the numbers up to 5,000 to 7,000 a day coming out. if that's the case, they'll all be out. >> joining us to talk about this is retired lieutenant douglas loot. he is a former u.s. ambassador to nato and chair of internationa...

Ask you, if you were in the president's ear, perhaps you are, what would you suggest that he do today? >> first and foremost, exactly what they are doing. right? the white house team, the d.o.j. team, state department team is focused on the immediate task, which is bringing to safety all the americans who are in and around kabul. just behind them should be as many of the afghans who worked closely with us over these decades. bring them out as well. set aside the bureaucracy of the special immigration visa program. get the afghans the safety, and then we can sort out the paperwork. i think the ...