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Security and end the crisis now. al hand be dr. mayorkas responded saying this. >> so we evaluate requests for such a declaration based on the facts on the ground. this is a very difficult situation for us. we are surging resources not only to ensure the security of this area but also the well being of the migrants. jillian: what do you think of the administration's position on this? >> well, i can tell you the solution would be a zero tolerance policy for illegal immigration remain in mexico strengthened to make sure that those come over think they will get a free pass in country, because the...

It, the chairman of the joint chiefs was against this, top military brass all opposed. why didn't our troops stay in place in afghanistan? >> so i want to start by saying what you're seeing at the airport is the situation involving desperate people who are not to blame for what is going on in their country and we are going to be spending most of the rest of the day trying to make sure we have the security at the airport we need to be able to execute the evacuation flights the president has ordered and that have gotten 2,000 people that worked with us and their families out of afghanistan and t...

Of our eyes, after may 1st when that agreement expired there was going to be significant combat that returned to afghanistan. the main question was whether to put u.s. forces in the middle of that conflict between afghan parties or whether after 20 years, it was up to the afghan forces with our support to defend their country for themselves. the president was not willing to make the decision to increase u.s. troops, which obviously would have been required just given the security situation you see now, with 3,500 troops on the ground it is hard to see how 2,500 american troops would have been ...

>> reporter: denise's son was a medic who served four years in afghanistan and was killed on the front lines. her son and his comrades will always be heroes. they fought to help a country unable to help themselves. >> joining us now from abu dhabi, dan murphy. if you can talk about the wider region and what the implications are to what is happening right now? >> mika, the immediate concern is one of security. it's widely seen out here in this part of the world that a win for the taliban is a win for insurgents and a win for terrorists globally and regionally. the immediate concern now is wheth...

The taliban's nearly complete takeover of afghanistan. the president has been watching events unfold from camp david, where he is receiving regular briefings and holding conference calls with members of his national security team. the a.p. notes that the next several days could be critical in determining whether the u.s. is able to regain some level of control over the situation. let's bring in white house reporter for "the washington post," ann gearan, also an msnbc contributor. ann, changing course i've been told many times in the past hour would be disastrous, but what's more disastrous tha...