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>> i am happy to attack ben sasse.our campaign but ben sasse speaks in platitudes. there was no substance and what he says. he says that we gave our word. who did we give our word to? where is this contract that says we have to take tens of thousands of poorly vetted afghan refugees at the height of chaos? the person who made that contract and signed it would be a terrible negotiator. we should be putting the interests of our own citizens first and if our government is making promises to other people and other refugees, then let'sa be honest about it and stop with these ridiculous platitudes because they don't actually mean anything unless there is substance behind it. >> tucker: what are the promises that our government makes to the american public? 70,000 people die of a drug ods, the fda madee that possible by approving all this poison into rule america, without a violation of a promise, what are we guaranteed by the u.s. government? any idea? >> exactly, the constitution is between our government and our citizensti

ben sass was 3 years old in 1975. ben sass literally does not know what he is talking about. everything about vietnam was much, much worse than what has happened in the american experience in afghanistan. the total of american military personnel killed in afghanistan over 20 years equals approximately just one month of american military deaths in vietnam in may of 1968. and here is just one measure and only one measure of how much worse the american experience in vietnam was. u.s. military deaths in vietnam over roughly 13 years of active combat were 57,939. the american military deaths in afghanistan over 20 years are 2,448. on american -- of american military deaths alone, on that figure alone, vietnam was 20 times worse than afghanistan. when we fled vietnam in defeat and disgrace, the number of american families who no longer knew why they lost a loved one in vietnam was 20 times larger than the number of american families who are suffering with that feeling tonight about the lose of their loved ones in afghanistan. we left behind millions of vietnamese civilian and milit

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david, take a listen to republican senator ben sasse who has been critical of not only biden but also trump when it comes to afghanistan. senator sasse wrote damn the deadline, mr. president. tell the taliban we're getting our people out however long it takes and that we're perfectly willing to spin taliban, al qaeda, and isis blood to do it, unquote. i think the issue there that senator sasse respectfully does not address is the risk of spilling american blood, which is a real risk. >> i mean, the national security adviser jake sullivan couldn't have been more clear how acute that risk is right now to american military personnel. no doubt about that, jake. but i do think we are likely to hear joe biden yet again wrap this all in that broader strategic decision about bringing an end to a 20-year war, understanding that there is a lot of support from the american people. what we've seen the american people question in recent days is the how this is being done. and now with this near-definitive deadline, maybe there's going to be some contingency wiggle room there. but with this deadlin

and ben sasse has said we need to take these people.e people who are working closely with americans in afghanistan. you have to get vetted. they had an opportunity. and then if we let them in, there's another vetting process. these are people who we owe, who made a moral commitment to us, we are in danger of betraying, and republicans are playing an immigration issue. it's the way trump he and politics has taken over. i'm glad to say most republicans and 7 of republican voters want to take these people in. but there's that trumpian wing that there are a bunch of criminals and terrorists. amna: what about that messaging? there is this divide in the republican party on how to treat the influx of people we know are coming from afghanistan, seeking refuge. what does that mean? >> it means there's a sliver of the republican party that is dealing in xenophobia and racism. let's just be plain about it. and to david's point, you have folks coming to this country who have helped us in the most incredible way, who sought to work with american ser

you heard senator ben sasse say, where is biden, where is he hiding?member when we were covering biden that they tried to hit on his own cognition, if he was mentally okay, where is he? what is he doing? so those are kind of the same messages that -- sorry, i just got something in my eye, that we're likely going to hear. it's 5:00 a.m. >> it happens. yes. that is a job hazard at this hour, no one here is judging you whatsoever. forgetting the internet lives forever, a republican page removed a page praising president trump for the idea. >> many journalists have been asking republicans whenever they get the chance, hey, remember trump did the same thing? he had the same priorities and in some ways laid the ground work for something like this to happen? we heard only senator lindsey graham say, you know, the trump administration does bear some blame. however, many republicans tend to say, you know, when trump was in office, i got assurances from the trump administration that they definitely weren't going to do this. and they do in some ways benefit from

what do you say to senator ben sasse here? >> it is outrageous.our enemies, to the terrorists. there supposed to be doing security at these checkpoints. my god, you cannot make this stuff up, liz. this is reckless and dangerous, under biden and his administration. what heads are going to roll, not only that, how come biden isn't on tv right now? he should be preempting me telling americans how he failed the country, how he has failed the world, from the g7 to our afghan allies, our poor military men and women who lost their lives last week because of his recklessness. where is biden? all we do is see the back of his head. we don't hear from him. he doesn't take questions. it is really fundamental outrageous, liz. it is just unbelievable. elizabeth: the question will he take questions tomorrow from the press? we hear you. senator sasse will saban donning bagram airbase will be in textbooks to come as one of the stupidest blunders ever. we're coming up against a hard break. deneen borelli thanks for coming on. you will come back soon. we're staying

egg critically about the president's leadership or lack thereof, they say, everyone from senator ben sassnator ted cruz and former president trump. is this fair, politics or what do you they're from them? >> brooks: i think it's both. the criticism of the policy and withdrawal are completely fair donald trump and kevin mcthy said we shouldn't take a lot of refugees and ben sass says, yes we need to take these people. these people are working closely with americans in afghanistan. you have to get embedded, they have the portunity to do arm in the wos possible way and then if we let them in there is another vetting process. these are people we owe who made a moral commitment to us who we are in danger of question trying and republicans decide to play the immigration issue. it is a way trumpian politics has taken over, i'm glad to say that most republicans and 79% of republican voters want to take these people in but there's that trumpian wing that they are a bunch of criminals and terrorists. is. >>nawaz: jonathan, there is divide within the republican people about how to treat the refugees

will this crisis impact america's standing andecesons a secretary of state antony blinken, senator ben sasse from the senate intelligence committee and the latest from our team in the region. plus, the powerful witness accounts from one of the veterans helping afghan families escape. >>> and with covid raging across the u.s., dr. fauci joins us this morning. new questions about the timeline for boosters, and his reaction to the intelligence report on the virus' origins. >>> and tracking hurricane ida. as the gulf coast braces for impact. >>> good morning, and welcome to "this week." two weeks since the fall of kabul, two days until the deadline for u.s. troops to withdraw. this morning, the u.s. on high alert. president biden warning saturday that another attack on the kabul airport remains highly likely in the next 24 to 36 hours, and overnight, the u.s. embassy in kabul again urging americans to leave the airport area due to a specific credible threat. it comes at the d of an already desperate and deadly week in afghanistan. thursday's suicide bomb attack claiming the lives of more than 17

let's bring in nebraska republican senator ben sasse.a member of the senate intelligence committee. cnn sources tell us that the biden administration still plans to get out 30,000 afghan allies, interpreters and such out of the country, not including their family members. from what you're hearing is that realistic? >> well, first of all, let's just say that that statement should make every american want to vomit because the 60,000 number that she's naming is right, and all of their families is not some abstraction. these are moms and dads with little kids at their knees, some of them at the airport. and every one of them should have gotten out by us. we should do what is necessary to keep our word that we've given to these people. this is a shamal day in america. >> i don't disagree with you. i'm seeing a lot of voices on the right saying this is all part of biden's plan to flood the united states with immigrants, people like steven miller, his former immigration adviser and others on the far right, jd vance criticizing the idea of bring

ben sasse compared it to the fall of saigon. he also took former president trump to task, saying that he and biden deliberately decided to lose. >>> abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz has spent a lot of time in afghanistan and has been in touch with people that have incredible stories. martha? >> andrew and kaley, one of the things we all have to think about is the women of afghanistan. the young girls in afghanistan. women and young girls under taliban rule 20 years ago and they are now going to be ruled by the taliban again. there was a young girl, who i spoke to, a little over a month ago when i was in kabul, who was badly injured in a bombing that killed 80 others. in her school. she was so determined to go back to school. taliban said they can go back to school. i, for one, don't believe them. the taliban has a purpose. it is shar lthat. that is something we have to keep our eye on. there is an incredible woman, who i spoke to who started a business under the taliban. secretly making dresses. that busin

when you have ben sasse the senator from nebraska saying we need to put more troops on the ground i thinkress needs to be back in session we have to be very, very careful we've had three president say we need to get out of these endless wars, finally i agree joe biden has not been the best of getting us out of the work at the mangled withdrawal but with that being said were close to finally being out of a 20 year war award this started when i was a freshman in high school. with that being said we have to say we will not send more troops on the ground to do what, what avail? because we fought there for 20 years and now were in the same situation we were 20 years ago it's almost like watching the tape backwards. we have to be very careful when we bring our women and men in congress back to say we won't sign another blank check for another war for 20 years. james: we will talk more about that but we have to take a break and they were also going to talk about the deadly withdrawal could create a national threat on our southern border. that is as someone who resembles someone else... i appreci

yesterday, nebraska senator ben sasse commented on the white house's evacuation efforts. [video clip] >> the president needs to step up and be the commander-in-chief. we need enough troops to be sure we can evacuate all our people. we need to damn these deadlines. august 31 was a politically driven deadline. the taliban needs to know they do not dictate the timeline on american lives. we need to have an urgent meeting of the national security council to figure out we should retake bagram. we need the taliban to know we are going to get our people and allies are going to be able to get their people. our people are american citizens but also special visa holders who risked their lives on behalf of americans to take the fight to al qaeda and the taliban so we did not have to fight them here. we need the president to auction -- actually talk to our allies, to make sure all the -- we need to make sure those images cannot be used for their hit list to go and gather and kill these people and we need cyber command to be active. we need the president to make clear that we will fin

now the republican senator ben sass also said the united states would regret it. the action that afghan as dan and that this would hurt the international community and it would weaken the alliances of the united states around the world. however, anthony blanket and the u. s. secretary of state does not agree. he said that he said basically that cobble is not signed on and that is quite interesting because quite a little bit of difference there. lincoln said that the united states had achieved its goals in ghana stamp. and that because of the terrorist responsible for $911.00 were apprehended and killed, i had added she, it's golden, and had been successful in the country. now it's important to note that the terrorists responsible for 911 were largely from saudi arabia. they were not afghan . furthermore, osama ben lawton was killed in pakistan, not enact ganeth, and so quite interesting, but lincoln is satisfied with the u. s. mission after 18 year years that we succeeded in achieving those fundamental objectives and the idea that we would sign up for remaining th

do you think if blm burns your house down, ben sasse would notice or mitt romney would care?? no.t party to change and for you to be part of that change. >> adam laxalt.com. >> tucker: before we go there is new questions and new evidence about how ilhan omar got citizenship. that marriage, and there's an investigation on that. see you tomorrow. >> sean: welcome to "hannity." we begin with what is chilling a fox news alert. in moments the 45th president of the end of the states donald trump states donald trump will joining us live on camera to respond to the gut wrenching disaster that is now unfolding inside afghanistan as 10,000 plus american citizens are trappedze inside the country and we see no immediate plan to geth them out as joe biden has been asleep at the wheel for days. we expect, oh, you might moment

. >> bill: ben sasse says the president made the decision to tell one lie after another as the crisis unfolded. he made the morally indefensible decision to leave americans behind, dishonor was the president's choice. may history never forget that cowardice. the president set the deadline and pulled troops, put troops back in and put troops back in kabul before pulling them out. we'll hear him try to justify his thought process this afternoon. >> bill: we'll wait for that later today. >> dana: america's longest war ends in chaos and broken promises. the taliban celebrated. many evacuees have been flown to qatar. good morning, trey. >> it's august 31st and there are no american troops in afghanistan. today the taliban is claiming full independence over the country as they do now control the airport in kabul. overnight gunfire erupted and was seen throughout the afghan capital as the taliban celebrated a victory. images from early this morning show taliban fighters in the airfield walking next to u.s. equipment. "new york times" estimates the taliban controls more than 22,000 humvees, 6

that scenario from ben sasse, the senator seemed awfully realistic based on what i'm reading. >> no, absolutely. i tweeted this. when kirby answered the question about weapons, if you listen at how deliberate he was, he essentially said we don't want people who might want to do us harm to have possession of these types of weapons. so really what he was trying to do was carve out a path in front of him that basically says, yeah, the taliban has our stuff and maybe we can work with the taliban and then it won't be so egregious that they have it. with these briefings especially from kirby, with the president as well, you're not only reading between the lines, you're really reading the intent. we can talk more about the president in a few minutes. >> harris: wow. >> that's a terrible place to be in. >> harris: i want to pause there for just a second and let's ruminate over what you just said. it's one thing to have to fact check but when you have to read somebody's intent, that is not a good space to be in. now you have to decipher whether you can trust the man whose so many american liv

even ben sass put out a statement where he said that the taliban shouldn't determine the u.s. end date. he says damn the deadline. the american people are not going to surrender our citizens to the taliban. >> the big concern is look at this from an operational standpoint. you have an airport with about 6,000 u.s. troops and evacuees and citizens there and you have thousand of taliban fighters surrounding that airport. if the u.s. were to decide to stay at the airport beyond the deadline against the wishes of the taliban, who they have been working with, they risk the chance of the taliban, number one, stops helping americans get through these checkpoints and in many cases they are coordinating with the u.s. to get americans safely through the checkpoints and on the flights. they can stop with that coordination and potentially attack the airport. the u.s. military there would basically be sitting ducks surrounded by the taliban. they have some equipment they could fight back with. there's artillery. there's air power. but kabul is very congested and the airport is right in the

do you think if blm burns your house down, ben sasse would even notice? mitt romney would care? for the party to change and you to be a part of the change. >> adam laxalt.com, i hope people will support. >> tucker: before we go, they are new questions tonight and new evidence on how ilhan omar got citizenship, she married her brother, new investigation on that. we will have the details tomorrow, and laura logan on tucker carlson today at 4:00 p.m. eastern on foxnation.com. see you tomorrow. >> sean: welcome to "hannity," we begin with what is a chilling fox news alert, and moments according to the president of the united states donald trump will join us live on camera to respond to the gut wrenching disaster that is now unfolding inside afghanistan as 10,000 plus american citizens are trapped inside the country, and we see no immediate plan to get them out as joe biden has been asleep at the wheel for days. we expect oh, he might momentarily arrive back from his vacation at the white house.

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that echoed from ben sasse and many other republicans as well. >> i certainly understand ben sasse's congressman crow the same. he certainly knows the situation better than any of us. i also know there are a lot of military commanders that are thinking let's not tempt fate. let's do everything we can. let's do it by the guideline we set out, and then let's get our american troops home. that's what they consider to be job number one. it's not going to be perfect. it's not going to be perfect. and even if this thing had unwound in a way that was less chaotic than it was at the beginning, we still would be having trouble getting people back to the united states. so we'll see how it goes. let's bring in for more insight, white house reporter for the associated press, jonathan lemire, so jonathan, tell us what you know about joe biden's decision to stick to that august 31st deadline. what drove it? >> well, first of all, joe, the deadline slipped from may, which is imposed by the trump administration, august 31st, which was created by the biden white house to get everyone out, and he, the

ben sasse lashing out at president biden saying he created a hostage situation in the making, and oneound. >> let's keep in mind, mike pompeo met with the taliban as donald trump was publicly saying we have to get out of afghanistan at all costs, it's not worth it. mike pompeo meets with the taliban and tries to negotiate something, and they knew what the desired outcome of the trump administration was, so they set this up to fail but always, of course, joe biden could have easily turned this around and instead used it as the excuse to get out. both parties failed the american people and it can't continue and particularly can't continue by just pointing fingers while america is embarrassed in front of the world. >> joining me now, barbara lee from california. you were the sole member of congress who voted against this, and you were vilified. do you stand by your vote that day? >> thank you for inviting to be with you for a few minutes. yeah, i stand by that vote. this was a 60-word authorization to use military force. it was a blank check to set the stage for perpetual war, a forever

that means lisa murkowski, the 19 that we mentioned, that means mitt romney, that means ben sasse.to support this bill? are they -- or are they going to hold strong? will any democrats jump over? >> maybe i'm naive but i do believe that we will hold together on the reconciliation bill. i do. if i come back, if i'm allowed to come back and apologize for making that prediction. we better. we better. >> sean: the next question, will be 50 democrats, will they stay united? >> oh, yes. oh, yes. >> sean: soo we lose in the senate. >> yes, yes. >> sean: america loses. >> senator schumer, let's face it, the democrats stick together much better than the republicans. on this infrastructure. if senator schumer told my democratic friends to join the taliban and they would say where's the line? they would be together. >> sean: senator kennedy of louisiana. we appreciate it. when we come back, we have an exclusive, shocking report. sara carter at the border and dana loesch weigh in on what's really happening the lies that are told every day about what they say is not happening at the border when

when you see that, the way they're topspinning this, republican ben sasse saying tell the taliban we'reting everyone out as long as it takes damn the deadline, is that what you would have told them? >> i would probably also say, you harm the head of one american, we'll come get you and your family and cousins everybody else. you will not do this to americans. i worry about what happens next, i think the price of this, the biden presidency is finished. he will never be able to reclaim the competency of the american president. he seems what he is. he is incompetent, incoherent, he is uncaring. his presidency is finished. i don't want america to be finished. i don't want this to be the inflection point, all the countries in the world, g7, they say we'll not follow america anymore. america won't save its own people much less us and where our adversaries take advantage of us. it is a cardinal rule of foreign policy if your adversary, weak, distracted, in trouble of any sort, that is when you make the move. i think china makes a move on taiwan next couple months knowing they will get no respo

. >> meanwhile, nebraska senator ben sasse reacted in a statement writing in e1part, damn the deadlineople are not going to surrender our americans want us tosá stayw3 u we getu our allies. the biden administration needs to cut the stockholm syndrome. there's absolutely no reason to trust the taliban. they're violently blocking americans and our afghan partners from reaching the airport. despite the recent rise in evacuation, president biden's approval levels continue to suffer new lows. in "usa today," 41% said they approve of his job performance, compared to 55% who disapproval. only 32% of independents gave president biden a good grade. though americans said they were in favor of bringing americans home from afghanistan, 62% disagree with the way the president has handled the withdrawal. joining us now, msnbc contributor. good morning. the president is pushing for the august 31st deadline, that's only six days away. but at the same time, he seems to be recognizing that might not happen, and they might have to stay there longer, is that the backup plan? >> yeah, that's the way to enc

i want to read you this kwoek from senator ben sasse. mr.t however long it taxi and we're perfectly willing to spill taliban, al qaeda and isis blood to do it, senator ben sasse said. here's my question. what are some of the complications on the ground? it's very easy for someone in a comfortable office in the united states to say, hey, do what you've got to do, they're not the ones getting shot at and they're not the soldiers. what are some of the complications we're still facing on the ground? >> there are many complications. obviously the fact that we have withdrawn so far and are really only at the airport, you're basically asking the military when senator sasse makes these really strong words from behind a desk, he's basically asking the military to do a reinvasion of new parts of the country and to do so without any bloodshed or loss of american life. that's incredibly complicated. and the most frustrating thing, i think, is that where were these courses, where were these calls weeks, months and years ago? the special immigrant visa pr

when you have ben sasse the senator from nebraska saying we need to put more troops on the ground i think session we have to be very, very careful we've had three president say we need to get out of these endless wars, finally i agree joe biden has not been the best of getting us out of the work at the mangled withdrawal but with that being said were close to finally being out of a 20 year war award this started when i was a freshman in high school. with that being said we have to say we will not send more troops on the ground to do what, what avail? because we fought there for 20 years and now were in the same situation we were 20 years ago it's almost like watching the tape backwards. we have to be very careful when we bring our women and men in congress back to say we won't sign another blank check for another war for 20 years. james: we will talk more about that but we have to take a break and they were also going to talk about the deadly withdrawal could create a national threat on our southern border. on our southern border. that is that spin class was brutal. well, you can try usin

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say they disagree with how he's handling this, when you see that and see the way when republican ben sassesaying tell the taliban were getting everyone out as long as it takes, damn the deadline, that which you want to call them? >> yes and that would probably also say you have the head of one american we will get you and your family and your cousins and everybody else, you do not do this to americans. i really worry about what happens next. i think the price of this, the biden presidency is finished, he will never be able to reclaim the confidence you have an american president, he's been seen to be what he is he's incompetent and incoherent and uncaring, his presidency issh finished. i don't want america to be finished i don't want this to be the inflection point where all the countries in the world like the g7 to talk to president biden today and they were not going to follow american anymore and much less us were adversaries now take advantage and the role of foreign policy if your adversary is weak or distracted or in trouble of any sort that's when you make your move china makes its

. >> peter: republican senator ben sasse says damn the deadline. the american people are not going to surrender our fellow citizens to the taliban. top biden administration officials briefed top republicans today. >> either joe biden is lying to us or he is not in touch with the team who just briefed us in the room. >> peter: house minority leader kevin mccarthy was there, too. >> there is no possible way that we can get every american that's still in afghanistan out in the next seven days. >> peter: the white house's position has been they will get everyone out. >> first of all, i think it's irresponsible to say americans are stranded. they are not. >> peter: not true according to an american government worker and mom trying to leave kabul. >> we are stranded at home. we can't get to the airport. when we tried to get to the airport, we get beaten up or we are afraid for our lives. >> peter: and promised calls, texts, emails from diplomats aren't helpful. >> we get more of news to stay put than to be told that you are going to be evacuated. >> pete

senator ben sass put out a similar statement.mp share the blame for what we are seeing in afghanistan because of the deal he made with the taliban and the fact -- secretary blinken wasn't wrong when he said the taliban was stronger in january of this year than it had been since 9/11? >> well, you know, i've talked to national security adviser o'brien about this. it was always going to be conditions based. they are violating two principles of that agreement. one attacking provincial capitals. two, never cutting ties with al qaeda. in his words, when he talked to president trump, he told him that i will not allow to have another saigon on my watch. they even talked about b-52s. we can talk hypothetically about what the prior president may or may not have done. you know, harry truman once said the buck stops here. you know, for president biden to try to throw all of this on the former administration is a lack of responsibility and accountability. he owns this. absolutely a hundred percent he owns it. he made the decision. what is wo

senator ben sass of nebraska issued a blistering statement that reads in part, quote, the unmitigated afghanistan, the shameful saigon-like abandonment of kabul, the brutal assassination of women is the brutal outcome of the trump/biden doctrine of weakness. history must be clear about this. american troops didn't lose this war. donald trump and joe biden deliberately decided to lose. america will regret this. congresswoman liz cheney of wyoming also laid blame at the feet of both add mentions. administrations. >> i think absolutely president biden bears responsibility for making this decision. but there is no question that president trump, his administration, secretary pompeo, they also bear very significant responsibility for this. they walked down this path of legitimatizing the taliban, of perpetuating this fantasy, telling the american people that the taliban were a partner for peace. president trump told us that the taliban was going to fight terror. secretary pompeo told us that the taliban was going to renounce al qaeda. none of that has happened. none of it has happened. >> w

he was consistent throughout.me so you hear lawmakers today, ben sass sent out a statement calling it the trump/biden doctrine of withdrawal from afghanistan.wi an interesting way to characterize it.ng inte this way they were in sync where president biden, now in office said listen, the u.s. is essentially providing life spoet for the afghan pill terry and government. we have problems at home with the economyt and covid and infrastructure and ay million other thing. and that's where he thinks our focus should be, 20 years later. as andrea was saying, we have accomplished the mission of getting bin laden out and al qaeda out. the pictures is raising questions about the veg of the biden administration and of the last 20 years of how u.s. failures equated. it is not just the u.s., obviously allies were involved, too, but how that's failures added up to this moment. >>> want to go to kabul where richard engle is standing by. he has been reporting on the activity there allpo day. richard, what is the situation in kabul? >> well, we are still seeing the evacuation. we are hearing now more s

plus republican ben sasse is comparing the fall of afghanistan's government to the fall of saigon while fund-raising off the situation there. "morning joe" will be right back. there. "morning joe" will be right back (struggling vehicle sounds) think premium can't be capable? think again. ♪ (energetic music) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ introducing the first ever at4 lineup. premium and capable. that's professional grade from gmc. ♪ ♪ even if you had to miss your quince. there's always your quince plus one. ♪ ♪ ♪ thei had the nightmareince again maxine. the world was out of wonka bars... relax. you just need digital workflows. they help keep everyone supplied and happy, proactively. let's workflow it. then you can stop having those nightmares. no, i would miss them too much. whatever you business is facing... let's workflow it. servicenow. >>> our troops promised them that the u.s. would never just turn tail and cowardly have another saigon-like event. this is worse than saigon. what is happening at the karzai international airport today is a more shameful moment in u.s. history than saigon. and president

he has a quote from senator ben sasse, the republican.e-says this- -- he says this, " the unmitigated disaster and afghanistan -- the shameful, saigon-like abandonment of kabul , the brutalization of afghan women and the slaughter of our allies -- is the result of the trump-biden plan." guest: the idea that it is the mission of the united states to invade countries and change them is ridiculous. what happened in afghanistan proves that is not the case. would it have been worth it to stay there longer? maybe, but we do not have a mission to change these countries. guest: i look around -- it is easier to help iraq build a stable government, a stable regime there. you look at korea. when we pulled out of their, we had a -- there we had a clear demarcation line between north and south korea. when it works it works. but in afghanistan, how do you do it? host: another image out of afghanistan from a new york times reporter on the ground -- " my heart breaks into pieces for my people who have lined up outside of the banks to cash their savings a