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Military saying that is the only option given the dynamics on the ground? >> maybe both, and i won't get into the semantic debate, but it is worth repeating as often as i can, and we don't trust the taliban, and there is a reality on the ground. the taliban control large swathes of afghanistan including the area surrounding the perimeter of the airport, and so by necessity, that is the cooperation to get the americans out, and our afghan partners out, and individuals who are eligible for the range of programs the united states has out, and we have evacuated over 105,000 people out, and as a la...

Was also have been believed to have been carried out by isis-k. so it has been a group of concern. it has carried out devastating attacks. but if you look at what unfolded on thursday. that attack, michael, it doesn't -- unfortunately, it doesn't take much. while it is a complex, coordinated attack as it's been described by u.s. officials. to create this kind of -- inflict this kind of maximum damage, maximum casualty, maximum horror that we saw on thursday unfortunately when you have that sort of crowd, it doesn't take much to do that. we have to wait and see when it comes to forensics, what ...

>> i have to ask you just as a -- as a veteran, i have heard from so many friends today who are veterans just about how thio is something for which there ng isn't really words. the veteran's community, w military families talking to one another about this but it's -- o it's a different kind of loss. >> it is a different type of s. loss. i actually had a friend who's been manning the gates. the gate that was under attack and he survived the attack, vi thankfully. but this is very personal to alo of us. and one of the things that i have heard a lot from my friendt in the last couple of weeks. a ...

"the wall street journal" part? >> i think that is right. even worse, that terrorist actually in charge of security in the capital itself. and very closely aligned with the islamic state and islamic state and so this idea of the terrorist aren't going to be it, they are there now. let's not forget the taliban itself is a terrorist group. they are the ones who host to bin laden and the u.s. had turned them over, they refused to do that because he was they were cast on the day he part of the attack that killed nearly 3,000 americans in new york, washington, d.c., and pennsylvania. >> trace: tell...

Creates this complex attack. in that statement, they say it was one attacker, one suicide bomber who attacked. so we'll have to wait and see if we hear more details about the attack. what is very concerning? in that statement, michael, they say that the target was not just u.s. forces but who -- they also say the target was translators and what they describe as the collaborators and the spies who worked with the americans. again, really highlighting the kind risks america's allies on the ground who are trying to get out of the country face right now. it's not just reprisal attacks from the tal...