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Loss of limbs, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress. i was not going to extend this forever war. and i was not extending a forever exit. >> president biden today announcing the into the war in afghanistan and striking a tone i saw described as both defiant and vehement. i think that's fair. vehement? in response to criticism of the evacuation and the draw down of forces from the country. biden is not the first president to promise it into the military engagement in afghanistan, he's just the only one who actually did it and succeeded in getting it done. and while ending the war was cl...

So how is the president's assertion that staying longer wasn't an option being viewed domestically? here's our north america correspondent, peter bowes. to a large extent, president biden preps in stronger terms and perhaps with more emotion, he repeated what he had said several weeks ago in terms of his reasoning behind the decision to leave on august the 31st. he did not want to extend the forever war. we knew that was his policy and he also said he didn't want to extend the forever exit. and that is more pertinent to what we saw in recent weeks and that is where he is getting a lot of criti...

Hurricane relief and a meeting with the ukrainian president one day after this forceful defense of his decision to end the war. >> i was not going to extend this forever war. i was not extending a forever exit. >> reporter: wolf, as white house officials focus on what's next, they are aware there will be congressional hearings and investigations over what transpired in that 17-day period in kabul. one thing it seems they won't have to worry about, obviously they control the house and the senate and that's something mitch mcconnell alluded to when asked about impeaching the president. he said t...

A lot of our veterans and their families have gone through hell. deployment after deployment, months and years away from their families, missed birthdays, anniversaries, empty chairs at holidays, financial struggles, divorces, loss of limbs, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress. i was not going to extend this forever war, and i was not extending a forever exit. >> president biden today announcing the end to the war in afghanistan, striking a tone, i saw described today, as both defiant and vehement. i think that's fair. vehement in response to criticism of the evacuation and the drawd...

Prepared to retake control of bagram airport to speak up the evacuation effort. a big reason is because we were playing to a deadline that the administration decided had to be honored. this is a point that biden insists on. >> leaving august 31st is not due to an arbitrary deadline. it was designed to save american lives. i was not going to extend this forever war. i was not extending a forever exit. >> this is going to be a pivot point in terms of perception and reality. and the ultimate story of what this means for president biden's fate and administration. kabul fell just two and a half wee...