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And die in afghanistan. of course, pointing back to the trump administration, their deal with the taliban saying that they were delivered a withdrawal date, but not a plan for that withdrawal. and also saying that the biden administration essentially believed it was time to leave afghanistan. that staying there any longer wouldn't have made the afghan government or the afghan security forces any more resilient. now, he also defended the way in which that withdrawal, that evacuation was conducted, calling it extraordinary, talking about the tremendous amount of work that the state department di...

The ground, the lack of resources inside a taliban-controlled afghanistan, you're looking at the possibility for many more tragic civilian casualties that could result from that kind of an approach. >> how much do you think this could also trigger perhaps a change, if at all, within the administration, within the existing plan, perhaps rethinking some of that, whether it be trying to find another way to have some eyes and ears on the ground there in afghanistan, or in surrounding nations? >> i think the bottom line is that biden has made it very clear they're out of afghanistan. they're not go...

From a democratic aide going into this, they are not going to go easy on blinken, but at the same time, quote, they are not going to let republicans lay 20 years of problems in afghanistan at biden's feet. jim? >> kylie atwood, lauren fox, thanks very much. joining us now to discuss more broadly, susan glasser, staff writer for the new yorker and cnn global affairs analyst. susan, good morning. nice to have you here. listen, you had 13 dead americans, right, in the final hours of the u.s. presence in afghanistan. you had americans still left behind. you had chaotic evacuation, that included ...

And i don't think you're going to hear anything fundamentally different from the secretary of state than what you heard from president biden. >> erica and i were talking about this before the show. it raises questions whether real oversight exists. it's political theater, but do you have any genuine fact finding and solutions after the fact? that's a larger discussion on this drone strike, susan glasser. i mean, this -- we'll see what the pentagon investigation shows, but legitimate deep questions about whether this was a legitimate target, does this expose the weakness in the administration's...

That kids under 12 couldn't get the vaccine. we had to work with our employers not oppose them on vaccine requirements. and what is happening in the biggest three districts is that is what has happened now. you have to give voice and work out the implementation details which new york city didn't do until they had that arbitration. >> i understand. it is basically about getting to that final 10%. as you know, some are presenting the idea of weekly testing as a safe alternative to vaccination. we already know the biden administration is abandoned that idea for federal employees. do you believe t...