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If an 05 battalion commander had a similar complaint, fired. we had a secretary defense testified to congress in may that the afghan national security force that would we stand the advance. they're supposed to advise on military policy. we have a marine commander, all of these people -- i'm not saying we have to be in afghanistan forever, but i'm saying that if any of you throw your rank on the table and say hey, it's a bad idea to evacuate bagram air field a strategic air base before we evacuate everyone? i've been fighting 17 years. i'm willing to throw it away to say to my senior leaders, i...

Miscalculation. that is clear. the decision to abandon the air field is idiotic and led to the killing of 13 service members yesterday. given the local, kabul's airport is impossible to defend. yet despite the fact that it can't be defended, it's the only way for american citizens to get out of the country. as bill said it, abandoning bagram air base saying yes, can't do and not this is madness because i'm putting the lives of americans at risk and you need to find someone else to do it. tragically nobody in authority was brave enough to say that. instead every turn, there were unwise decision...

That are -- >> and think of that young man who signed up, did this. saw what he was saying to the kids over there. that breaks your heart. >> it does break your heart. yeah. decency came through. >> so in light of that, unbelievable they closed bagram. he said, you know, i'm a carpenter. i can tell, that is not a good idea. i'm a talk show host. that's inside. how did we get there? >> it's tempting -- i don't think any of these military leaders have covered themselves with glory in this. it wouldn't break my heart if they were all stepped down. maybe some of them should have. when you drill do...

0 >> that would make me look pathetic. >> do it, waters. >> have you finished "how i saved the world?" >> i'm on page 342. >> doesn't go up that many pages. thanks nor watching "fox prime time this week." don't forget "how i saved the world", still selling out. >> tucker: we're starting to learn the names of the 13 american service men that were killed yesterday in that -- in kabul. welcome to "tucker carlson tonight." in the middle of the night, kabul air base plunged into darkness. nothing happened like that before. it's an enormous piece of property. they have a hospital, shops, gyms, hange...

The americans left this base? i don't want to talk about it, he said. everywhere on bagram we visited was dark. >> reporter: you hand over a base, can't turn on the power, it's not too useful. the main battle planning room is offline. here are the racks that had the computers and servers, the brain behind this operation center, that's all been stripped out. the americans say they handed over this base to the afghans in an orderly way to continue the fight against extremists. they left them a base that the americans, it looks like they looted themselves. but the hospital on base is still well s...