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Extent outside the city, relenlessly. slowly, but relentlessly. then as we pressed on them they said, yes, we'll do it, but they didn't. >> we have seen over a number of years, we had the challenge of elections that were considered illegitimate by a portion of the country. we had a face-off creating paralysis, great difficulty appointing key ministers to key positions. as we analyze and try to understand the rapid collapse, did the -- was there essentially a failure to create an effective decision making capability within the afghanistan government? >> i think there are a number of factors. th...

0 i wish general austin were here. secretary austin could answer many of the questions that were proposed. but this was not a choice between either a dangerous escalation of the war, which has just been laid out, or a precipitous chaotic withdrawal that embarrassed us around the globe. to say that it was not a sign of weakness the way we left. i mean, i don't know who you're talking to. but if you're talking to our allies in nato, they would say it was a sign of weakness. if you're talking honestly to our adversaries, they will certainly say it is a sign of weakness, as will terrorist groups a...