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The urgency about getting the airlift evacuation mission done and over with has been driven, in part, but explicitly, by what they clearly and repeatedly reiterated was the risk of exactly this kind of attack by s exactly this attacker. >> we expect we -- we -- we didn't -- we thought this would happen sooner or later. it's tragic that it happened today. it's tragic there was this much loss of life.uc we are prepared to continue the mission. >> i thought this would happen sooner or later. we're prepared to continue the mission. general mckenzie speaking today in the wake of the attack, preside...

The pace had smoothened out and quickened. what must happen next? >> well, i think that the president is right. he needs to -- he and the military of course need to continue on as quick a pace as they can to get americans out, our allies, our partners, our afghan friends and leaders. i think that is the most important thing at this point. and frankly in my view the attack today underscored why it is why we need to be out of afghanistan and also why it is that needs to be done expeditiously by august 31st. and, you know, just such a tragic, tragic loss of life today. >> mark, funny thing about ...

It would target innocent civilians at the airport. it would come from isis-k. i mean, the president was explicit that with each, passing day that we kept going with these evacuation mission at the airport, an attack like the one we saw today was more likely. would you rather they had been blindsided? no, of course not. they were sounding the alarm that this was the biggest threat to u.s. forces there, and it was getting to be a more dangerous threat every day. they have obviously been doing everything they could to try to prevent this but they knew it was a possibility. the urgency about getti...

In special forces history, that day ten years ago this month. joining us now is congressman jason crow. as an army ranger in the 82nd airborne, tes a member of the intelligence community committee and armed services committee. he's also spear headed efforts in congress to speed up processing of visas for afghans who helped u.s. troops during our long war there. congressman, sir, thank you so much for making time to be here tonight. i know it's a tough day. >> thanks, rachel. it is a tough day and i join you in extending our sympathy to the families of those we lost. >> i have to ask you just a...

Over-the-horizon capability. but that -- you know, that's going to be very difficult. you are talking about launching air -- air strikes from the middle east. and you are talking about trying to do intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance from the middle east. this is gonna be very, very difficult. >> yeah. yeah. absolutely. great analysis, as always. lisa curtis, thanks so much. good to see you. >> thank you. take a quick break. when we come back here on the program, more on the terror group that's believed to have carried out this attack. we'll explain where isis-k originated, and the th...