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judgment, because the taliban -- the afghan taliban have always focused internally. they have not truly focused across their borders other than the fact that pakistan gave them safe harbor for all these 20 years where they could take up residence and then attack into afghanistan from pakistan. eric: and finally, general, what central do you think we should pursue, should we have pursues, should we continue to pursue? you know, the biden administration says that we will support afghanistan and the military logistically, financially, with air support. what would you do? >> well, i would make certain that we could still render air support to the ground forces which are all afghans and also make sure they have a robust intelligence capability. and that would certainly stop the momentum that the taliban have. i mean, president biden is walking away from a policy that made a lot of sense, that we're in a multigenerational war with
that would be china, russia and iran, all who surround afghanistan. and i agree with you, erin, i mean, it's a bit rich. i mean, china resented very much the fact that the united states had seven bases in afghanistan, and they were across the border from china. and that was the major issue they had. now, listen, china has huge plans for afghanistan, eric. the belt and road initiative that they're extending into pakistan from china is their platform signature belt and road initiative. it's highways, it's pipelines, oil and gas, and it's also railways to include a seaport which will likely become a navy base. but they want to extend much of that into afghanistan. that'll be major initiative. so our audience understands, these infrastructure projects that china does, obviously they're economic projects, but the purpose of which is to gain geopolitical influence over that
mask mandate. arthel? arthel: christina coleman, thank you. eric in. eric: china spent years slamming the u.s. for the war in afghanistan. now a change of tune, beijing criticizing us over our withdrawal saying america needs to do more to prevent the taliban from gaining a foothold there. the premiere saying, quote, as the initiator of the afghan issue, the united states cannot simply walk away, create more problems and dump the burden on regional countries. retired four-star general jack keane joins us now, fox strategic senior analyst. this is rich. what'd they do for us in afghanistan? all they do is criticize now because they're in the pokey, and they're concerned this could spill over to them, they're criticizing the u.s.? >> yeah. well, we said right from the outset if we pull all of our troops out of there and leave afghanistan to itself, that the three primary beneficiaries of
withdrawal from afghanistan. general jack keane will be here next on what it means for our strategy on the global chess board. but first, here's maria bartiromo with a preview of her show, "sunday morning futures," tomorrow. maria: a big show ahead on "sunday morning futures." texas senator ted cruz is with me, his take on the uprising in cuba and the white house's admission that it's working with facebook and youtube on censoring content. plus, peter schweizer on biden family ethics. 10 a.m. eastern, fox news. ♪♪ you oughta customize your car insurance with liberty mutual, so you only pay for what you need. oh um, doug can we talk about something other than work, it's the weekend. yeah, yeah. [ squawk ] hot dog or... chicken? [ squawk ] only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪
country. and the other thing they want out of afghanistan is the united states did a very good thing, we did multiple geological surveys, and we found that afghanistan, surprisingly, is rich in minerals; copper, gold, lithium and uranium are the principal ones. china wants the licenses to all of that, so that is the second major objective. but, yes, going back to the original point, it's ridiculous the charge they're making. >> they had nine workers killed in pakistan the other day. they claim it's terrorism, pakistan says no. do they have the ability to, the as you just said, basically get into bed with the taliban and to exploit those riches, the minerals, at our expense? >> no. see, what they were hoping, that afghanistan would be stabilized and the taliban certainly would not be in control. they have huge issues here with
radical islam. and they have a potential epicenter in afghanistan in terms of al-qaeda and isis, and that is fundamentally our issue who are critical of the president's decision. eric: general jack keane, as always, thank you for your insight and thank you for your service to our nation. >> great talking to you, eric. eric: of course. arthel? arthel: a sad day in the music world. hip-hop pioneer biz markie pass. the iconic rapper is best known for his 1989 hit "just a friend," one of the all-time classic sing-along songs. ♪ just having a friend couldn't be no crime. ♪ i have friends and that's a fact like agnes, agatha, jermaine and jack ♪♪ arthel: oh, boy. he was nicknamed the crown prince of hip-hop. the fun-loving singer's career spanned over 35 years which also included acting, producing and