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the terror threat in afghanistan is still terribly real. let's bring in elliott abrams, former deputy national security advisor and representative foriran. one of the things that i've always learned from you is that setting a date certain is a terrible idea and august 31st, who set that and why and look what happened? >> well, the answer dana is joe biden set that date and the proof of what a terrible idea is wasilewski the segment you did. we'll leave some american citizens and thousands of afghans who sacrificed to save americans, we will leave them hanging there for no particular reason other than joe biden chose august 31. first he chose september 11th, which was really crazy. it is a terrible, terrible mistake and he could have used the horrible events of yesterday to change the date but he is being very stubborn
operation. additionally more evacuees continue to arrive stateside and are moving to designated installations throughout north com. the north com commanding general will provide a more focused briefing on this extensive effort in his brief later today. in conclusion, i will reiterate what general mckenzie said yesterday. there are more than 5,000 u.s. service members in harm's way saving as many people as they can. it's a noble mission. we have seen firsthand how dangerous that mission is but isis will not deter us from accomplishing this mission. we appreciate your thoughts and prayers for all of our service members who are carrying on this mission today. above all, we remain focused on evacuating american citizens and other personnel designated by the department of state
the taliban know where isis k is located and if they aren't claiming responsibility shouldn't we demand that information before we leave? >> of course we should. whether the taliban has perfect information i doubt it. but they certainly know where the isis folks are. there have been times there was conflict the taliban attacked isis and they went after them from time to time for sure. it is not the case they're true partners but they share the theme that they want to kill americans and undermine us. i can't tell you precisely what happened yesterday and who did it but america's interests are making sure any radical islamist is pushed back and we secure or resources. we have just over 100 hours before we will have to extract 5,000 americans from this. this is a very dangerous time, a sobering day and i hope that we'll show the resolve and strength necessary to protect our american interests in the way that president trump and i did for four years.
protect americans. we didn't do that. we trusted america to protect america's interests at every turn. >> bill: you have the taliban, isis, haqqani and al qaeda. there was a devastating report from the u.n. back in the early summer. it suggests between 8,000 and 10,000 islamic jihadists flooded into the country of afghanistan which contributes more and more to this wicked stew of terrorists that are now free to roam. is there a hair's difference between any of those groups i mentioned? >> bill, there is. but they have a common theme. you hit on these. radical islamist terrorists who want to undermine our republic and like to kill westerners and americans in particular. in that sense they are all the same. they have different power struggles amongst them. they'll fight each other but in the end they all oppose america more than they oppose each other. >> bill: dana was touching on this. if the taliban just rolled through the country, doesn't
biden, is, is this on you? and the answer is yes. based on some of the reporting in the "washington post", the white house was making the calls on this despite what the pentagon wanted and despite what commanders on the ground wanted. is that not right? >> that's correct. it is hard for me to believe his military advisors told him to close bagram before he got out all the allies and americans. i just don't see it. that's what he said yesterday. i think we are going to see a number of anonymous sources come forward with exactly what happened in those advising meetings. >> dana: i want to take a look back to july 8th where president biden said this. >> president biden: the likelihood there is going to be the taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely. >> dana: we just mentioned maybe some differences of opinion with the military but what about the intel side of
on tuesday american forces are supposed to leave afghanistan and there are still thousands of people trying to flee. sources on the ground say the taliban expanded the perimeter outside of the airport and attempts to slow the flow of people to the airport. one person in kabul added the situation could deteriorate rapidly at any minute with numerous things going wrong. and understanding some civilian flights could resume after americans leave and limited and controlled by turkey or pakistan. once the lifeline of air evacuations ceases thousands could flee on foot. the united missions half a million afghans could leave the country across land borders. people line up trying to flee the taliban by the border of pakistan and how desperate these people are to leave. >> dana: i'm sure we'll see a lot of you today. >> bill: i want to bring in two men who know this better than most. combat veteran and an army ranger.
the questions, the answers, the reaction just soft from the white house. >> dana: when he talked about the resolve that americans have. i think people can relate to that and wanted to hear that. deadly attack on u.s. troops cannot go unanswered and we'll find out at a time of our choosing what he decides to do about it. >> bill: team fox coverage. great lineup. mike pompeo joins us in a moment. jackie heinrich from the without but we begin in the pentagon and jennifer griffin. good morning. >> u.s. military sources who i've spoken to tell me that the president is making promises he can't keep to get every american and special immigrant visa holder out of afghanistan by tuesday and also strike back at those who carried out yesterday's twin suicide bombings that killed american forces. for one, when the u.s. military pulled out so did the cia. intelligence networks were
bilateral meeting with the new israeli prime minister after it was canceled yesterday amid the attacks. >> bill: our next guest played a critical role in that deal. former secretary of state mike pompeo joins us now. the peace deal in front of me. dana has some specific questions. you were invoked heavily on behalf of the current president's comments. defend yourself based on what you heard yesterday. let's start there before we dive in. >> bill and dana, thank you for having me on this morning. let me begin this morning we're praying for the families of the soldiers and marines killed yesterday. bless them. they were doing amazing work in a very difficult situation. we're praying for the continued security of the folks on the ground trying to get americans home. want to thank everyone who served in afghanistan for all the work they did all these years. bill, as for the deal, we were very clear from the beginning with the taliban. we were negotiating with the afghan government and had a deal with them too.
>> officials claim dozens of americans want to stay in the country. >> dana: chaotic situation in the ground guaranteeing some americans will be left behind in addition to thousands of our afghan allies. >> bill: the president's messaging on this has evolved over the past 10 days. take a look at this sample starting with abc nine days ago. >> president biden: no one is being killed right now. god forgive me if i'm wrong about that. no one is being killed right now. we made clear to the taliban that any attack, any attack on our forces or disruptions of our operations at the airport will be met with swift and forceful response. >> president biden: the taliban has not taken action against u.s. forces. so far they have by and large followed through what they said.
from an additional 500 people who they say are american wanting to leave but the state department trying to contact them to verify that. meanwhile the guidance for americans still in country avoid traveling to the airport and avoid all airport gates unless directed otherwise. but the fact is, they simply don't have an exact accounting and don't deny that some americans could be left behind fully dependent on the taliban. >> we'll continue to work to get people out of afghanistan even after the 31st and we'll need to could ornate with the taliban in order to do that. continued coordination. >> it goes without saying for afghan allies, their fate much worse. administration admitting not everyone who wants to get out will get out. finally the real big question here at the state department today is how will the kabul airport remain open beyond the