MSNBC Stephanie Ruhle Reports September 28, 2021 13:49:00
A little bit about that issue of time. the reason that our troops were able to get there so quickly is because we planned for just such a contingency. we began thinking about the possibilities of a noncombatant evacuation as far back as this spring. indeed, by late april, two weeks after the president's decision, military planners had crafted a number of evacuation scenarios. in mid may i ordered central command to make preparations for potential -- and two weeks later i began pre-position thing forces in the region to include three infantry battalions. on the 10th of august we ran another tab...
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