it simply says terrorist groups. >> it does say al-qaeda. >> it says al-qaeda with respect to allowing attacks from afghan to the united states. it explicitly does not say al-qaeda when it comes to cooperation with terrorist groups, presumably allocated -- >> the categories i just enumerated applies to al-qaeda as well. >> that's not in the agreement, and if youel can show me another part of the agreement that explicitly said that i would appreciate it. would violate the agreement if theth taliban conducted any of those activities with al-qaeda from pakistani soil, yes or no? >> that would come we would regard that as a violation but the agreement is about afghanistan. >> correct. thea agreement is not preclude them from cooperating with afghanistan -- >> we would regard that as a violation if they did.. >> interesting. i wish it were in the agreement itself. would it be violating our agreement with the taliban if the taliban stone 100 women to death in aat soccer stadium, yes or no? >> our agreement has four parts. i don't know we were in a courtside to explain something that is, get.

, conducting some attacks alongside members of al qaeda's regional affiliates, al qaeda in the indian subcontinent. ambassador khalilzad, do the taliban still maintain ties with al qaeda? amb. khalilzad: first, congresswoman, thank you. you stated that the enter inter-afghan negotiations are a positive development. i agree with you. but that would not be possible without the agreement and without the condition based adjustment of the force. this package, with regard to terrorism, al qaeda, in this setting, what i can say is that they have taken some steps based on the commitment they have made, positive steps, but they have some distance still to go. whether we go further beyond 4500, it will be contingent on them delivering on the commitments that they have made. we are in the middle of the process. [inaudible] but it is not completed. our withdrawal has not been completed. the two things are very much -- >> sir, excuse me. would you then say that they maintain some ties with al qaeda, is that what you are saying? amb. khalilzad: as i said before, in this setting, what i can say is t

khalilzad: it's as al qaeda. rep. malinowski: it says al qaeda with respect to allowing on afghan soil by the united states. it does not mention cooperation with terrorist groups. categorieszad: the as enumerated apply to al qaeda as well. rep. malinowski: that's not in the agreement. if you can show me another part that says that, i would appreciate it. would it violate the agreement if the taliban conducted any of those activities from pakistani soil? yes or no. amb. khalilzad: we would regard that as a violation, but the agreement is about afghanistan. so it does not, and the taliban operates on both sides. amb. khalilzad: we would regard it as a violation if it did. rep. malinowski: i wish it were in the agreement. would be violating -- would it be violating our agreement at the taliban stones 100 women to death in a soccer stadium? yes or no. amb. khalilzad: our agreement has four parts. i have to explain and it is a little complicated. rep. malinowski: i have read it and have not seen anything. am i right or wro

thousands of saudi's travel to find al qaeda to and isis. saudi arabia undermined a key interest -- [indiscernible] in the sinai peninsula and the caucuses. 2019, we suffered the first al qaeda-directed attack on american soil since 9/11, conducted by a saudi air force officer. three u.s. navy sailors lost their life that day. the key take away is saudi arabia will pursue a relationship with the u.s. insofar as it benefits the regimes stability in riyadh. yet, their partnership seems to be no longer assured when initiatives contradict saudi arabia pursuit of its true political ambitions. the actions are more symbolic than substantive. thatly, let me conclude the stability in saudi arabia is stability in the middle east and the muslim world. however, given the kingdom's checkered past and its alarming present, the majority of americans hold a highly unfavorable view of the country. public of the american considers saudi arabia an ally. threat to the future of the so-called special relationship. i hope the current leadership in riyadh realizes

i do not discount al qaeda's capability, nor isis. simply because we have taken at their senior leadership at one point in the past does not mean that they are listless. are not focused and organized. they still have leadership in individual areas. they have incredible battlefield experience. if you look at the skill level of those operators who have survived battles with each other, hezbollah, u.s. special andes, russia and syria other forces. those are the best of the best. i would also point out that social media gives them exceptional reach into this country and abroad. i don't discount the threat. they have been battered and we have done a good job in taking away the territory in some areas but in other places they have significant territory. west africa in particular. with usr guest will be to the moment of silence and then we will resume. if you would like to ask question, -- questions, (202) 748-8000for the central and eastern time zones, (202) 748-8001in the mountain and pacific time zones. have talked about information shari

i do not discount al qaeda's capability, nor isis. simply because we have taken at their senior leadership at one

the court taliban, i don't think the relationship they had does have is as good as it was when al qaeda was in power. >> i yelled back. -- yield back. >> peter welch. how would you describe the view of the trump-pompeo administration as to what they of the u.s. is getting out supporting saudi arabia in the way that it is, number one, and number two, however they would define it, is it giving from their perspective anything of benefit? the president has been remarkably open and transparent on why he want the relationship -- wants the relationship with saudi arabia. they are one of the world great customers. in fact, that was very much the case. >> i just want to interrupt. that is transparent in the way the president is, but what he give any strategic definitions in the traditional sense of a state department or strategic sense beyond, we are making money and it is good for business? >> i think he also sees it in ,erms of the struggle with iran and his secretary of state placing social calls, maximum pressure on iran. policy released that saudi arabia fully endorses. -- they see eye to e

same with al qaeda.me time, everybody acknowledges that terrorism is an ideological challenge rather than a military move went and that it is not possible to vanquish it militarily. to become a more significant threat against, but at the moment the pentagon is trying to give away from the counterinsurgent wars that consumed everyone's attention in the 19 years since 9/11 and ,ivot toward state competition you know, competing with china and russia. host: i was going to ask you, it is the justification for that. when it comes to the pentagon? guest: well, they say those are states that not only are -- have advanced militaries, they have militaries that are growing and getting better every year. have, and certain cases, interests that are contradictory to american interests. they see the potential for -- hopefully not conflict, but certainly competition. thatere has been a feeling the tools, the technology, skills, the geographic allocation of american forces that are needed for that kind of fight really we

. >> someone instantly said usama bin laden and al-qaeda and its not an accident and everything changede are going to war. pete: last but not least, former seal team six member who killed usama bin laden, rob o'neill peered after 17 years of service he deployed over a dozen times participating in over 400 combat missions and one of the country's most highly decorated navy seals in the combat vets with two silver stars and four bronze stars with valor just to name a few. gentlemen all, welcome to modern warriors: 9/11 generation. what an amazing spot. we have done a number of these, as you know, modern warrior specials not on more hollow ground than right here where the north towers stood. i want to put you on that day. everyone at some level remembers where they were and you took the next step. that first day 8:14 a.m. beautiful day here in new york city, whether here or watching it on the television by 8:14 the first plane was hijacked. thirty minutes later flight 11 hit the north tower in 15 minutes after that flight 135 hit the south tower and flight 77 and 9:37 hits the pentagon. at

here is an interview with robert siegel he did of npr. >> in all of your reporting on al qaeda and iraq, what is the strongest piece of evidence that would suggest there really is a link between the two? t >> i would have to say it something i learned of recently and have in this new story, which is in the mid '90s, series of emissaries went from afghanistan earlier from sudan to baghdad to convince the iraqi intelligence service to provide al qaeda with chemical weapons training in afghanistan. according to my sources, they succeeded and iraqis did in fact help al qaeda in the teaching of the use of poison gas. >> while many of us including this host took that reporting as gospel, big mistake. well, at least i did a real mea culpa and changed my thinking completely about these types of preemptive wars, specifically those in the middle east. and ended up believing that they would make us weaker across the board, as they did, but mr. goldberg did not. although years later heap delivered us apology for his role in peddlingng this pro- invasion narrative, he nevertheless insisted onon the

in syria who are going to believe al qaeda over russia and god who are busy trying to fight al qaeda but there's a real danger in this that it's sort of a lawless and it's for a long time frowned upon even though the cia has done it it's best to do it that nations but as legally and officially frowned on the idea of a fascinating foreign leaders the assassination of sola mani of course in iran was a huge exception it hasn't gone very well for trump who hasn't got iran coming on its knees begging for a deal after that on the contrary so all this talk of assassinating people in reality what it does is puts u.s. troops u.s. diplomats and just plain old americans overseas in a lot more jets that even they than they need to be that's a lot of tough talk and actually has negative consequences for the u.s. ok more great programs get going in moments here in our senior national find out what is showing where you are today right ahead. hi i'm max kaiser this is the kaiser report 1st of all i got it shout out congratulations to my friend ronnie o'sullivan who have won 6 times now the world sno

in syria who are going to believe al qaeda over russia and god who are busy trying to fight al qaeda but there's a real danger in this that is sort of a lawless and this for a long time frowned upon even though the cia has done its its best to do assassinations but as legally and officially frowned on the idea of assassinating foreign leaders the assassination of salomone of course in iran was a huge exception it's hasn't gone very well for trump who hasn't got iran coming on its knees begging for a deal after that on the contrary so all this talk of assassinating people in reality what it does is puts u.s. troops u.s. diplomats and just plain old americans overseas in a lot more jeopardy than they than they need to be there's a lot of tough talk and actually has negative consequences for the u.s. . has a big jewish pilgrims from israel have found them found stranded trying to make their way to their traditional place of worship in ukraine for the new year celebrations hundreds are now stuck on the country's border with better routes to being granted permission to travel fleeing mins

in syria so we're going to believe al qaeda over russia and dogs who are busy trying to fight al qaedabut there's a real danger in this that it's sort of a lawless and it's for a long time frowned upon even though the cia has done it it's best to do it that nations but as legally and officially frowned on the idea of assassinating foreign leaders the assassination of solo money of course in iran was a huge exception it hasn't gone very well for trump who hasn't got iran coming on its knees begging for a deal after that on the contrary so all this talk of assassinating people in reality what it does is puts u.s. troops u.s. diplomats and just plain old americans overseas in a lot more jeopardy than they did they need to be there's a lot of tough talk and actually has negative consequences for the u.s. . months of delays disagreements afghan peace talks brokered by the u.s. started a dollar over the weekend and well nothing substantive came out of the 1st session of face to face talks between the afghan government or the taliban it's nonetheless good news for donald trump he's in a hurry

according to my sources, they succeeded and iraqis did in fac help al qaeda in the teaching o the use of poison gas. >> while many of us including this host took that reporting a gospel, big mistake. well at least i did a real mea culpa and change my thinking completely about these types of preemptive wars, specifically those in the middle east. and ended up believing that the would make us weaker across the board as they did, but mister goldberg did not. although years later he delivered us apology for his role in peddling this pro- invasion narrative, he nevertheless insisted that on the dignity of the story the original story. the dignity of a story that ended up supporting a war that cost trillions of dollars in th lives of over 4,400 americans. such as the hubris of an unrepentant liberal interventionist. this brings us back to joe biden . why did mister goldberg, after his huge iraqi war embarrassments, pull a stunt like this in the campaigns homestretch? to prop up the candidacy of the aging war hawk himself, joe biden. that why. biden laughably has tried to claim that despite

we county afle -- actively combat isis, al qaeda and other terrorist groups in afghanistan. although these terrorists are severely degraded, continued pressure on them remains vital to ensuring that our homeland is never again attacked as it was on september 11, 2001. on february 29, 2020, an historic agreement was signed between the united states and taliban. and the release of a parallel u.s.-afghanistan joint declaration served as a pivotal moment in the path toward peace in afghanistan. since then, u.s. forces have adjusted to adhere to u.s. commitments within the agreement. we've reduced our force level to 8600 and turned five bases over to our afghan partners. the commander of u.s. forces afghanistan's authorities, however, have not changed. u.s. forces continue to defend the andsf against attacks by the taliban and we are not conducting offensive attacks against the taliban. we've long maintained that our force presence in afghanistan is conditions-based. this august the president made a determination that the conditions in afghanistan were sufficient to reduce our fo

and even al qaeda is playing more of a local game at the current momoment and so. their ability o take advantage of thesee kinds of m media events i is mucuch me limitedd because-- there's not really a place for foreign fighters to go. at this particular moment it's going to be hard for groups like isis and al qaeda to be able t to claim they are the vanguard anti establishmentnt movemenentf our times.s. there's comompeting movementss i'm all over the political l spectrum at this moment. without the president's american declaring that- the rights to blaspheme is something to be preserved here in france- which he set him in reaction to shelly upto decided to. republish the controversial cartoons that- the kolache brothers used to justify their attack. on the editorial offices back in that twenty fifteen. is expanding the flames are resistant to making a very bold and. clear statement about what france is about. well it depends on the audience i mean first for some people it is planning the flames and for other people it is making a bold statement. any time you engag

our focus remains defeating al qaeda. its affiliates and other terrorist doctors while defending the shores from diverse countries. we believe this will only grow more complex over the coming year as technological advances, changing dynamics and the instability resulting from global pandemics create more opportunities for terrorists benefits. however, the u.s. and rct partners worldwide can exploit some of the same dynamics to our advantage. the complex landscape requires thoughtful responses that evolve along with our adversaries, and we apply the lessons we have learned over the last 19 years to adapt for the future. at the national counterterrorism center, we are innovating new ways of gettin doing business te we are best outlined to connect the dots in the flood of ever-changing information. through technological innovation and organizational realignment, we are positioning ourselves to mitigate the threats of today and preempt the threat of tomorrow this will require greater resources to the analysis and enhance the

isis was originally formed as al qaeda and iraq is in crisis. it's caliphate is destroyed and its ideology is exposed as a brutal, perverse and horrifying abomination. the world recognizes that a positive and magnificent faith was hijacked a handful of corrupt, selfish opportunists. 's territorial defeat in syria and iraq has forced the group to return to its insurgent roots and increased reliance on global branches and networks to project a narrative of strength. with superb partners from the 86-member coalition that defeated isis in the middle east, we continue our efforts to render isis permanently impotent. even as we continue to combat these traditional enemies, we face nuance, including increasingly aggressive groups in iran, and the mastech violent extremists motivated by a variety of etiologies. i am hopeful that in the coming two, we will be successful in destroying the remnants of al qaeda's leadership and continue the -- of isis, guaranteeing that this does not become a multigenerational war. for the past 19 years, i have been involve

cohen i:t has been successful to the extent we were go in and basically decimate al qaeda units who werere. long-term, we will he to wait and see. there is no immediate end and you can never say it is finally over, mission accomplished, we can walk away. i think ware always goi to have terrorist groups. they will locate, whether in afghanistan or some other country, to gain a foothold and try to radicalize others. as we are winding down our effort, we are going to keep some presence, i hope, on a much smaller basis, but nonetheless to be able to respond quickly and regenerate forces if need be . it would be misleading on our part that we are out, it is, ov don't think that will be the case. we have to have other countries, india, pakistan, other countries in the middle east. jane:re sry, before we run out of time, i want to turn to the middle east. bahrain has become the latest arab nation to normalize relations th israel. do you think that this is going to bring the palestinians to the negotiating table? mr. cohen: i can't say. as more countries establish relations with israel, bahrain

to make it to counterterrorist type of policy or force structure, and that is to make sure that al qaedasn't come back or that the taliban doesn't do something th again poses a threat to the regionof and ultimately als. so i think that the time has come. i think the agreement is near, and i think all of us should celebrate that. jane: you mentioned the taliban. there is a lot of concern that with any former taliban government, a lot of human rights could be set back, particularly affecting women. how do you stop that happening? mr. cohen: we are not going to stop it happening. most of it is going to have to come from them. and to the extent that afghanistan is in a way dependent on outside forces, that means social, economic, plomatic, that wil eventually take place. it is not something we can impose. we found that in the pt 19 years. we can't impose our structure upon them. we can't impose our values upon them. they will have to continue to evolve. the best we can hope to do is to try bring about an eoort t counter the terrorist activity, and then hope the afghan tople will seet it is i

our focus remains on defeating al-qaeda. its affiliates and other terrorist actors while defending our shores from terrorist entry. we believe this threat picture will only grow more complex over the coming year as technological advances, changing geopolitical dynamics and instability resulting from global pandemic create more opportunities for terrorists to benefit. however, the u.s. and our ct partners worldwide can exploit some of these same dynamics to our advantages. the complex landscape requires thoughtful responses that evolve with our adversaries, and we apry the lessons we've learned over the last 19 years to adapt for the future. the national counter terrorism center, we are innovating new ways of doing business to ensure we're best aligned to connect the dots amid a flood of ever changing through technological innovation and organizational realignments we're positioning ourselves to mitigate the threat of today and preempt the threat of tomorrow. to do this we'll acquire greater resources to enrich our terrorist

authorearly 2000 this extensively wrote on the possible links between iraq and al qaeda, a suggestive link that was keeping had the decision of the u.s. involvement in iraq. he relied on people who, in his words, "seemed to me to be credible, they had information about connections between al qaeda and iraq. " author this supported invading iraq and even new people blamed him for helping to get the u.s. into the war. he brought a sarcastic peace and, yes, i know i started the iraq war. his reporting cannot be trusted as noted by the fact 25 people have come out on record dismissing his reports. thank you. why would he colored a hoax? -- called it a hoax? >> i am pleased to be in chicago to address the most significant threat facing the city. the explosion of violent crime, particularly homicides in chicago, earlier this year. safetyned not only the but the city's way of life. the federal government responded with operation legend. one of the most significant federal law enforcement operations in recent years. we have dedicated hundreds of federal government's best investigators, analys

who are busy trying to fight al qaeda but there's a real danger in this that is sort of a lawless for a long time around on even though the cia has done its its best to do it that nation but has the legal in officially frowned on the idea of the fascinating foreign leader of the assassination of sola mani of course in iran with the huge exception hasn't gone very well for trump who hasn't got iran coming on its knees begging caribbean. after that on the contrary so all this talk of the sas getting people into reality what it does it puts u.s. troops u.s. diplomats and just plain old americans overseas in a lot more jeopardy even they than they need to be there's a lot of tough talk and actually have negative consequences for the u.s. a lot is your lot for not but nicky will be here at the top of the hour to pick up the mantle and take you through the stories making headlines today good bye for not . just the love to the court. but so is freedom of speech and professional journalists what explains this far. more journalist and is this being used.

over russia and assad who are busy trying to fight al qaeda but there's a real danger in this it is sort of a lawlessness us it's for a long time around a point even though the cia has done its its best to do assassinations but as has the legal in officially frowned on the idea of assassinating foreign leaders the assassination of solar monny of course in iran was a huge exception it hasn't gone very well for trump who hasn't got iran coming on its knees begging for a deal after that on the contrary so all this talk of the sas getting people into reality what it does it puts u.s. troops u.s. diplomats and this plain old american go overseas in a lot more jeopardy even they than they need to be it's a lot of tough talk and actually has negative consequences for the u.s. . after months of delays disagreements as well afghan peace talks finally got on the way over the weekend with no major breakthroughs to report as yet the u.s. president is under pressure to fulfill promises made 4 years ago reminding us about the little quarter. the clock is ticking on the next u.s. presidential elec

over russia and god who are busy trying to fight al qaeda you know it's just i'd like to say it's a lack of information on the part of something this version much appreciate your time and your thoughts down in accounts executive director of tehran pulled into speaking to us from texas today thank you. acidic jewish pogroms from israel trying to make their way to their traditional place of worship in ukraine for a new year's celebrations have shown themselves strong that hundreds are now is stuck on the country's border with belarus softer being granted permission to travel by minsk on august 29th kiev bunda entry to most foreign nationals amid fears of a 2nd wave of the coronavirus the pilgrims who are traveling by law to have blocked all traffic in the area in protest the red cross and other humanitarian organizations have started providing them with vital supplies israel has appealed directly to the ukrainian president to let the hasidic jews into the country but the pilgrims themselves aren't convinced by television efforts. never be natural man is on life taking a step backwards

over russia and assad who are busy trying to fight al qaeda but there's a real danger in this that is sort of a lawless and this for a long time frowned upon even though the cia has done its its best to do assassinations but has legally and officially frowned on the idea of assassinating foreign leaders the assassination of sola mani of course in iran was a huge exception it hasn't gone very well for trump who hasn't got iran coming on its knees begging for a deal after that on the contrary so all this talk of assassinating people in reality what it does is puts u.s. troops u.s. diplomats and just plain old americans overseas in a lot more jets or even they than they need to be there's a lot of tough talk in actually has negative consequences for the u.s. staying in the middle east after months of delays and disagreements afghan peace talks finally got underway over the weekend and while there's been no major breakthroughs yet the u.s. president donald trump and i was fingers crossed hoping to fulfill promises made 4 years ago with the details here's one of caution. the clock is ticki

like we can say al qaeda and this president because shall have the partition just a few days before the trial they publish the cartoons of the prophet mohammad and their newspaper and. pregnant again and say we've done that back you on going to kill you well there's no if it nothing that can be done because anyone anywhere any muslim planet can i thank anyone or any journalist on the street and proclaim that they been sent by al qaeda. as following the incident surely had to magazines as if this incident demonstrates that intolerance and fanaticism still exist in french society is that how you say it it's how you see it because let's say for freedom of speech in trance it's very complicated president bush speech in france is included in the constitution of france but it's sort of a lot of exceptions. you cannot you cannot. talk about homosexuals if you are homophobia you cannot talk about women if your most. you cannot park in what. are their religion if it consists of anti-semitism of racism for example donald trump 5 years ago when he wanted to become a president after. he said that m

but unlike iranian or al qaeda terrorist, everyone who is actually living and the 21st century, is celebrating this major progress. this major step forward as documented in a signing ceremony at the white house tomorrow. but in just a couple of weeks, but is left between the announcement of the abraham accord and the official ceremony tomorrow, another arab state has joined the parade toward peace. on friday, september 11, israel and bahrain announced their agreement to open formal medic relations. after egypt, jordan, and the uae makes the fourth historic step towards normalization by neighbors. president trump in the prime minister and the king called the agreement quote i historic breakthrough to further peace in the middle east. and indeed, reports suggest are still more arab states may not be far behind. this is a new course with the potential fundamentally change the middle east.pr dennis ross, former senior diplomat adviser to president obama and a long-time practitioner of the peacees process, wrote to just yesterday that these agreements are bona fide breakthroughs. they're changing t

another pandemic, the september 11th attacks and a historic deal in the region that spawned the al qaedaerrorist movement. this is the 19th anniversary of the grim event that brought global terrorism into sharp focus and inspired major pages in society that continue to this day. today, we are 19 years to the day from the infamous day, we are 53 days to the next election here in the u.s. president trump and democratic presidential nominee joe biden pay their respects and one of the planes went down. along with the grief and solemn remembrance on this day, there are signs of hopes with today's announcement of normalized relations between israel and bahrain. the second such agreement the summer. chief white house course on the john roberts has the details tonight live it from the north along. >> good evening to you, bret, 9/11 is a day to put aside political preferences. both campaigns, biden abided the tradition today as the political paths crossed. president trump and the challenger joe biden in shanksville pennsylvania today in the speech honoring 9/11 victims included the 40 who stopped

we stood with the people of afghanistan against soviet occupiers, domestic warlords, extremists, al qaeda terrorists, the american occupiers. and we played a pivotal wall in all peace and reconciliation processes, the 2001 bond conference for regional initiatives. in the mid-1980s we called for collective security arrangements in the persian gulf even as all the global and regional powers were backing saddam hussein's tanker war. in 2013, we proposed war against violence and extremism which was unanimously adopted by this assembly. in 2018 we offered a nonaggression pact to our neighbors and in 2019 we presented hope, to this general assembly in an effort to enhance peace and civility in the persian gulf. we were the first country in the region to stand with the people and government of kuwait against operation -- occupation by saddam and it was iran that foiled his dream of dominating all his former arab allies. we stood with the people of iraq against saddam's tierney, us occupation and dae sch savagery. we supported all iraqis and supported democratic achievements of iraqi people from

memorial is the final resting place of 40 passengers and crew whose decisive actions prevented four al qaeda hijackers from crashing a united airline 757 into the likely target, the u.s. capitol building. this program is just under an hour. >> hi. i'm adam schaefer and i'm a park ranger at flight 93 national memorial. today we'll take a look inside the flight 93 visitors center which was dedicated in september 2015. we are currently standing out at the end of the flight path overlook. so we're standing on the shadow of the flight path that flight 93 would have been on just before impact in the ground behind me and the reason we're standing here is because this orientation for visitors is central to the design of the visitors center itself. the walls of the visitors center shield the visitor's view of the landscape around us here and the enormity of the landscape and only frame the flight path as you approach the visitor center entrance. as you're coming off the parking lot you have to walk the flight path that this plane was on just before it crashed and the tall walls help to frame the last

those ideas were and still are hated by our enemies -- by fascists, nazis, communists, al qaeda, isisauthoritarian dictators and tyrants of all guys. they hate those ideas. ony hate those values, and 911, on 9/11, they tried to destroy us. but their murderous intent was never realized. instead of sewing division and strife, we gathered at the murder scenes of new york city and pennsylvania right here at the pentagon, and we came nation in the chaos that formed in the wake of the attacks, soldiers, sailors, civilians, first responders -- all brave, all selfless -- ran into the debris to help the wounded. in the smoke and at and rubble, no one could concern another's physical attributes. nor were they concerned with each other's background. what mattered is they were helping one another. what mattered was they were americans with unity of purpose. almost two decades later, their legacy of service and sacrifice continues. since 9/11, almost 3 million americans have deployed overseas serving the country in a war against terrorism and nearly 6000 have laid down their lives for theltar of f

al qaeda, isis, authoritarians, dictators and tyrants of all kinds.hey hate those ideas and values. on 911, on 9/11, they tried to destroy us. their murderous intent was never realized. instead of division and strife, we gathered at the murder scenes in new york city and here at the pentagon. we came together as a nation. the fog of the attacks, soldiers, sailors, airmen, selflessall brave, all grin into the flames to help the injured and wounded. the dust and the rubble, no one could discern another's physical attributes or be concerned with another's background. they were helping one another. they were americans with complete unity of purpose. almost two decades later, their debt -- legacy of service continues. since 9/11 almost 3 million americans have deployed overseas serving against terrorism. 60,000 have laid down their lives. --ay we gather to follow honor the fallen, to reaffirm our resolve to support and defend the constitution. the idea a reality. resolve here again today to never forget those who were murdered by the terrorists, those who