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and that the, the properties of people, the honor, are not autumn, harder, and people are not killed. it is important for us to take all the necessary meteor for the security of people. so they actually are going now, but some fear it will be anything but a peaceful transfer of power with the taliban, despite its messages of inclusivity and peace. hunting down those who helped us in western forces and further subjugating women and other africans, the rushed withdraw from the u. s. embassy and cobble has drug comparisons to the fall of saigon in 1900. 75, president, inviting cut short his vacation to fly back to washington. d. c. to address the ongoing crisis as his administration scrambles to do damage control. and president biden speaking from whitehouse, defended his decision,
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and continue to draw down of us forces in afghanistan, though, admitted that the rapid collapse of the country happened faster than expected was. and i stand squarely behind my decision. after 20 years, i've learned the hardware that there was never a good time withdraw us forces. that's why we're still there. we were clear eyed about the risk. we planned for every contingency, but i always promised the american people that i'll be straight with you. the truth is, this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated, have canister them political leaders gave up and fled the country. the afghan military collapsed sometime without trying to fight
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how the president said that the united states provided the money, the training, the resources. but in the end, the afghan gover military simply didn't have the will, and the us could not provide them the well to fight for their own country. he said 6000 us troops will be on the ground this week to help with the ongoing, really evacuation. that's what it is, efforts as to why the u. s. didn't pull afghan sooner. well, the president said some just simply didn't want to leave. and that the afghan government, he said to not want to create panic by allowing the us to pull thousands of people ahead of time that will argue a way that will be a big point of contention. i'm sure, finally, scotty, the president said that the buck stops with him at a quote. i know my decision will be criticized, but i'd rather have that and pass an endless war on to yet another president and administration and quote, you know that you, john, you know, i find for now and keep you real quick. why i have you us in the press conference, i listened to it. it was interesting because there was really no new information.
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it was almost like a speech that he could give it a week ago. there was nothing specifically addressing what we were, what we're seeing and the videos and the photos going on the streets right now. you know, was there a chance for him to take questions from journalist? i have a feeling, a lot of them had some now that's the short answer. he didn't take any questions. you know, he left the podium without taking any questions, but the pentagon, pentagon officials are answering questions. they're taking questions, of course, the state department. and i'm sure there's going to be lot lot more to come out of this. you know, the, the bottom line, i think the, the main message that the president wanted to get across. scottie was that he defended his decision. he said it was the right decision to make. he did not want to leave any more quote, unquote boots on the ground and that they will, that us forces will continue to protect the airport and to get people out of there . but, but now comes to the debate about ok, why weren't people get out?
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why are not special immigration visas being given to those who did help us forces? who did help us personnel? because those are the people that are now severely at risk and who can't get out of the country. so there's a lot of logistical questions that remain at this point. and that's the topic. and those will be ongoing. that will be part of the ongoing debate as we continue to look at this. and john, i think the key is most americans are like great, i'm glad that we came home is just how it's been handle, especially the last 2 weeks of it. like you pointed out, it seems like we weren't prepared. why was that not already said, why did we not already get people out of theater before we actually pulled our troops out? because guess what? now you have cast on the streets. i think we're sending our military backend and even more dangerous situation for john. thank you so much for covering this today. you're welcome. now to give us some insight on the events like a ball we bring in for cars when from florida, alan grayson, the arrogance that america has shown in afghan a stand and some other places has been our downfall. it's hubris that defeated us
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and f kenneth. stan not tell about well, and that's, that's probably a big question. not only applies that case, but several other theaters around the world that the us got involved with. i want to talk to you about how quickly the government actually felt. you know, we keep here this vietnam britain referenced, at least south vietnam, actually held for 2 months couple, it's actually just 2 weeks. do you think those in power in the u. s. government who order the withdrawal actually thought these governments were prepared to stand on their own. or was that just saying things when they actually knew the truth? a certain amount to the military industrial complex has gotten the idea that they can dictate to reality. and that's what you saw there are certainly people inside the u. s. government who were telling other people inside the u. s. government, this is all going to be fine. we. we spent our $6000000000.00 a year building is fighting force. and it's all going to be fine. the problem is they ran up against 2 things. first of all,
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the people were actually in the african army, didn't feel that it was a matter to them whether the foreign occupier continued occupied the country or whether a roofless dictatorship, religious dictatorship took over simply didn't matter enough to them to fight. and part of that was the fact that we were paying them a $150.00 a month, who's going to risk being decapitated, face to face of the taliban warrior for $150.00 a month. the 2nd thing is that people don't really understand this. there's a cultural aversion, believe it or not to dying and war in that part of the world. so what happens instead is something that goes all way back to ancient egypt. what happens is that the 2 parties decide who's going to went ahead of time who's going to lose, which is stronger, which is weaker and weaker gives up. so that's what we're actually seeing happening now in afghanistan. this cultural aversion to dying for the cause on that cause. however, it seems to change to a certain extent. now that a new group is empowered,
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but you know, here, so i get a congressman, both trump and biting, gave this timelines. the troopers were all, do you think it was a smart idea to announce this militarist military stickly? based on everything going on the us, what they were going to be doing when they're going to be gone to the region? do you think that basically gave a timeline as to when everything else can build up against us matters. you know, the taliban always knew within 100 or so the size of us forces in afghanistan at a given moment. you have to give them some kind of credit for knowing what's going on inside of our operations, just like we know what's going on inside of their operations. so i don't think that's the deciding factor. what is the deciding factors that we spend years negotiating with? tell then trump came up with an agreement that he was very proud of. he called it a peace agreement and there was nothing in that agreement as taliban pointed out last week that prevented them from taking over the country. that's really stupid. but the thing is they didn't take over the country until by an accident out, and we started actively withdrawing our client. rick,
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drawing our troops. do you think there were any other outside forces that were actually involved in convincing the taliban? that now was the time to get involved besides just the us that we did. we actually caused this chaos that we're seeing on the screen a 100 percent. i think it is fair to say that if we still at $100000.00 troops and get them to tell that i would not take over. but that's been true now for 20 years that we have. we have more than 800000 us soldiers who retired rep can stand with permanent brain injury injury that you can actually it's so bad that you can actually see it on a brain scan. that's how bad it is. we've lost 2000 plus troops or allies, a last $500.00 plus troops in the country. and we spent 2 trillion dollars. that's due the that you'll find at $6000.00. very soon human being in the united states very little which actually reach the african people by the way. so at some point you have to say, that's the choice. are we going to remain there indefinitely for whatever reason
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you want to conjure up, or are we going to leave? and after 20 years we've left good choice, congress and grayson. i mean, i know that's a sad day to day of the fact of everything going on, but i know this is something that you would have wish would have been 20 years ago . i know a lot of families wish it would have happened 20 years ago. thank you so much for joining us. thank you to now, when we return, president trump wanted to pull out completely out of afghanistan was unsuccessful. and yet democrats are saying the failure of the region today. the large part of the deal made by the former administration. we will give you the $360.00 view after the break. the what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy going from station let it be an arms race is on often very dramatic development. only personally, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very political time. time to sit down and talk
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and how has the panoramic impacted people's lives? there is andree role is very big along in any fact he end up killing himself. i don't live on a lease and then you go buy a car. well, and i will make video of him in the media group if they get idea can you say can let me bring in it because i know that the when anybody who did the they didn't even notice whether the course you don't know. but i know the
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company just wasn't going whatever it is as we continue our coverage at the events unfolding in afghanistan, we're take a look at the transition of power in the country since the us invasion in 2001 on june of 2002, how many cars i is pick to head? africana stands transitional government cars. i, who with the help of the united states in britain, returned to f can a stand from pakistan after the 911 attacks to organize resistance to the taliban. on january 2004, with the backup of the u. s. an assembly of $502.00 african delegates agreed on a constitution for i've get a stand and create a framework for national elections. on october 2004 cars, i become see 1st democratically elected president of afghanistan cars. i went with the 55 percent of the vote car's eyes election victory is hit by accusations of
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fraud by his opponents. he went again in august of 2009, after more than 2 months of uncertainty followed a disputed presidential election. the election, which period car's eye against top contenders? abdul abdur le. and ash raf ghani was flawed by fraud allegations under international pressure cars. i agreed to a run off a vote. but a week before the run off cars. i main rival abdul la pulls out and cars i is declared the winner during his 2nd term car's age relationship with nato and the united states becomes increasingly strained. and he has been accused several times of corruption. just like in the united states, the president can serve only 2 terms in office and in september of 2014, i shrink ghani the newly elected president signs a power sharing agreement with his chief opponent, abdulla duleigh,
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who had organized thousands of protesters as he challenged the voting results. despite the truce, the power struggle between ghani and abdul, it gives taliban strategic advantage. as they start making gains in the countryside . throughout his presidency, the taliban were able to strengthen their presence inside afghanistan. in 2017, the u. s. drops on the taliban. a 21000 pound bomb, nicknamed the mother of all bombs. but it doesn't stop militants from growing stronger. eventually, they become so powerful. that ghani was shut out of peace talks between the us and the taliban. in september of 2019. in august of 2021. president ghani once promised to rebuild. afghanistan fled the country. within hours of the taller bon entering the country's capital, leaving behind a legacy of unfulfilled promises. following the fall of couple and 2021 cars i
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decides to remain in couple but his daughters and he appealed to the taliban to respect his life. and that of his family, as well as the civilians in afghan stand, by the ministrations defending its actions after a stand saying its hands were tied by the previous administrations deals that they made with the taliban. now is that a fair claim, as the trump camp is deemed the fall of couple the saigon on steroids and a desperate rush to flee. i want to get 316 with our panel and try rochelle, africanist and veteran and founder of the mighty oak translation and ed martin, president of phyllis schafer egos and publisher of eagle action report. thanks for joining me, gentlemen. thank you. thank you. chad. i want to start with you, 1st of all, thank you so much for your service to our country. i really appreciate that. and you as a veteran, you spent time in afghanistan and i assume what does looking at the pictures of the videos that we have seen over the past few days? what does that say to you? what does that, what do you, what are the thoughts that come to mind as you see the same land,
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but i'm sure you have thought it in the last fellow's fellow friends and brother and sisters in war. what is this doing with you right now? yeah, i did a deployment stab gas, dan for a joint special operations command job force on my sunday appointment to have dentist and so lots invested in for me and my family. and i see this unfold just replicates. tragic because of nature. my job at 1st hand knowledge of who the jalap is, and i heretic the outcome of this will be when afghan people not even mention the over spill of terrorism. that's going to watch me throughout the world globally. you know, over to 9 states when i want to get to that ad, but i want to be honest. there's one thing that, as i've watched the coverage of the past few days is kind of kind of made me kind of a little right. red flag. i see the picture of men trying to get on the airplane. you see him climbing walls. i do have to ask you a question. where are the women and children? very rarely are you seeing children on their and yet we're finding reports of these
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rape games that are drawing up hit list of girls and widows that are being hunted down for sex slaves. i could not see this happening america because i don't think the men would leave their women and children behind. but what does this say right now about the people that are left that they're so quick to leave their women and children behind in the houses at the mercy of the taliban? well, it certainly is disturbing. i agree with you and you sort of shake your head and wonder as you watch a lot of these images. some right now they're showing people that are clinging to planes that are taking off. i look at culture and afghan. stan is something very different than us and all of us can sort of comprehend. and i think we sort of have to, you know, kind of as we're withdrawing from the country, we have to say, okay, we can figure everything out. i agree with you. those images, we also only seeing a snapshot, right? we're only seeing and we're not being told the truth, i don't think by the, by the ministration. why is it such a failure? look close, be honest, if you the debate about it would stay and more not ended and we were getting out of the war. but how we left has been
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a debacle and embarrassment and devastating and terrible, and horrendous. and it's diminished america in the side of the rest of the world. and so i, what we don't know though is what the intelligence community tell by and why did biden decide something different? what's going on, i, frankly, at this point, i believe nothing that i'm being told by biden, or by the administration, because they're not showing the facts, comported with what's the reality on the ground. and that's, i think, a little the disconnect. i think most of us watch the videos and they watch the president press conference. i kind of scratch and i had, it seemed like there was 2 different realities that were being spoken of. maybe just because by didn't during vacation this past weekend wasn't paying attention necessarily. to the rest of us were being shown. you know, i do want to ask you on the, on this question for it. you know, when you look at trump said he did not want to get out of afghanistan. in fact, we now know as commanders did not tell him the truth, and they kind of led to believe that we were withdrawn when we really were not in that region. i think said, how do you think trump would have handle this, draw down and reaction differently under president trauma and i'm going to throw,
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you know, i'm with are that back to you ed? well, this i, this is very important. i appreciate it. donald trump did something that they talked about with reagan, they called reagan, a cowboy, trump was unpredictable. and the one thing he knew was he make a deal with bad guys, kim jong, on make a deal with people, he'd say, even the taliban and say if you're going to honor a, well you better do it because otherwise i'm going to come in like the heard on top of you and people believed it with biden. it's been this sort of milk toast mellow, laid back 50 years in washington mindset. i think the difference would have been that we would have struck a deal with bad guys the taliban, and they would have allowed us to leave in the way we could. and then maybe over the next 5 years at galveston would be lost. but we wouldn't have this chaos right now. look, we're very close to a situation where we're going to have american hostages, and biden alluded to it in his speech earlier today. he said, we're sending in more military were ordered. i do get a bunch is going to turn into black hawk down where we've got 2000 marines in
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trying to shave 150 embassy workers and they're surrounded by the taliban. and, you know, across the world, taiwan is paying attention north korea, paying attention and saying, with this back, cause president and his team, they won't even know what's going on, let alone step up and stop what's happening. it's a very, very big deal. and a very bad day for america. one, chad, i wanna get your opinion on that. but also talk about how our president ghani fled . afghanistan, russian outlets are reporting. he did share with cars and helicopters, full cash. do you think he should be held accountable for his government collapsing in some form? very quickly considering 70 as people now are being tortured and killed? mainly just for supporting him. i actually think you should be, you should be responsible for every ends up and please you are right. i think they should have this, this who very of whether we should or should. we were
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told the media has the truth is we had $4006.00 and $4.00 states. it was the international we supported i live in nashville, asked me national police and he was walking 1st way. we're safer for because of it . so why did we need to leave? you have 80000 searches pants. it's 424-0008 germany says 423-0000 south 3. why is 4000 susan? happy to see why we, why would we say we have to leave out in this war? let's see that i haven't been able to answer that basis right now is that you have to leave. i don't believe we have, i believe we were participating. wasn't 5 industries, i was wondering if i can ask you like the rest of the
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meetings we also gave just low on trying to get that up place for us. we still have our lead. i've got to get you on one little piece of political partisanship, especially the taliban, is actually still on twitter. the former us president is not that concerning concerning. i mean, it's sanity right. we're living in a nation american nation where we have big tech and big media. big tech is trying to change our minds with neuro science. big media is doing it was about brain washing and big government now is enforcing it. it's insanity, right? exactly right. and left, the only good thing about this is that trump is quieter, and more and more people are saying we might have been better off with trump and i think you're going to see the politics. and by the way, i look back 976. after the fall of saigon, the democrats were largely in power, paid a heavy price politically. now, it was after nixon, so got
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a carter one of course they paid even more of a price and $7880.00. but i think you're watching i, if there's a free and fair election, the big big f, it's going to be a republican sweep next year. be very interesting to cover chad at all. like always thank you for joining us. well, there's been a lot of events going on. i want you to stay with us because that's all the time we have a shout. i promise the conversation that we're going to continue in this is she's finished and it's far from being done. and as news can do to make sure that you stay tuned here to our t america. you can also follow me on twitter at scott and hughes. he's a hash tag team and we will try to keep you updated on the event. now for this showing more much download at the portable dot to the app for your apple or android device for my se shows tasha. and like always, we deliver the news that you can make your own opinion. we always are grateful for you watching. talk to you soon.
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ah ah, the confusion that i've got a couple of orders. the us pulls out its remaining staff and verified video, show crowds running across the field and in desperate bid to cling onto the us military plains and leave the country. at least 7 people have reportedly been killed. our mission and ghana stand was never supposed to been nation build or bought and i was given his 1st speech soon as the thought about his takeover left americans international reputation in tatters over some remarks raised eyebrows efforts to blame the afghan government seemingly contradicting previous statements and the un security council holds and emergency session over i've got to start with
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