of that we won wars without fighting. we defeated the soviet union barely firing a shot because we held the line. we have kept the peace in cyprus and allowed the republicurkish element as well because we have held the line. we have chosen here not to hold the line and it is political. here not to hold the line and it is olitical. ~ , ., ., ., ., political. why do we not have that strate . ic political. why do we not have that strategic patience, _ political. why do we not have that strategic patience, as _ political. why do we not have that strategic patience, as you - political. why do we not have that strategic patience, as you said? i | strategic patience, as you said? i think too many people think this is vietnam and by thinking it is so they have made it so.— vietnam and by thinking it is so they have made it so. there are some --eole they have made it so. there are some people who — they have made it so. there are some people who would _ they have made it so. there are some people who would say, _ they have made it so. there are some people who would say, for _ they have made it so. there are some people who would say, for example i people who wo

of that we won wars without fighting. we defeated the soviet union barely firing a shot because we held the line. we have kept the peace in cyprus and allowed the republicetnam and by thinking it is so they have made it so. there are some people who would say, for example the us bill is nearly $1 trillion. they are saying financially it is not sustainable. that is a ridiculous argument. that is the money you have already spent. that is like saying i've spent £100 million building a house and now i can't afford to live in it. you won't get the £100 million back, the money is spent. you will not get it back. the sustaining operation for the us forces and nato forces in afghanistan was extremely cheap comparatively. 2500 people for the us it's half the crew of a single us carrier. the us has 14 carriers. this is not a significant troop deployment for the united states. what do you make of president biden saying the afghan military cannot and will not hold its own country, what is he saying? what he is choosing not to recognise is that the united states has made three decisions which have undermined the afghan military, the first was the administration of p