from print for is lieutenant general ben hodges from the center for european policy analysis.is also a former director of operation at a regional command in afghanistan. also a security and defense analyst and from washington, a senior associate for the center of rhodesia -- strategic and international studies. he is also a former secretary of u.s. -- to afghanistan and pakistan. think you for speaking with us. i will start with you in washington. it is not a surprise president is trying to put a positive spin on this, but if you compare this town with the town -- tone of many in the media, the one word being heard over and over is failure. what do you think the u.s. actually achieved over 20 years occupation of afghanistan? >> that is a great question and i think it is one we won't be able to answer for some time to come and in the midst of a crisis like this snap judgment by others is probably not worthwhile. but i know many people are. i think the focus now should be a as my focus is, getting as many of our afghan partners, people who have relied and depended upon is in the

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let's bring in our guest, joining us from frankfurt as lieutenant general retired ben hodges from the center for european policy analysis. he's also a former director of operations of regional compound sales kandahar in of gone to don over and his lot about this and us a key, the security and defense analyst. and joining us from washington, david said need, who's a senior associate at the center for strategic and international studies. he's also a former deputy us assistant secretary of defense for i've gone to stand on pakistan as well. thank you so much for speaking to us on inside story, david said neil start over. i'll start with you 1st in washington. i suppose it's not really a surprise that the president is trying to put a positive spin on this. but if you compare his tone with the tone of many in the u . s. analyst as well as a media, the one word that being heard over and over again is the word failure. what do you think the u. s. actually achieved over 20 years occupation of afghanistan. well, that's a great question and i think it is one that we won't be able to answer for

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bush and nbc news national security analyst and ben hodges who served to the u.s. army in europe is also with me who wrote very eloquently that military leaders need to admit that mistakes were made, as well. let me start with you, courtney. what should we expect from this briefing and what shouldn't we expect? >> so we should expect to hear from general milley and secretary austin thanks to thep tos involved in this evacuation mission. as we heard from president biden yesterday they consider it a success they got 100,000 people out of aafghanistan, but it cam at a high cost. dozens of afghan civilians were injured in killed in an attack at kabul airport last week. we should hear them say today that they are proud of the men and women who served in this mission and recognize the fact that after two decades in afghanistan the u.s. military mission there has ended, chuck. >> and, courtney, what do you think, what are the questions they're going to try to duck and not deal with even though we need answers to? >> so, i mean, among the questions are exactly what you wer