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afghanistan was a base. it was very clear why we went in there but things got muddled along the way. right now, we do have a strategy as we had under president obama. we have one under president trump. unfortunately, he is not adhering to his own strategy and what he is trying to attain in afghanistan. >> you have been involved. you have been in the discussions with the president in terms of the decisions. what is the baus benefit analysis? what needs to be considered that you hope president trump is doing here even though we have reporting that is contrary? >> in the first instance you weigh whether the strategy is working. president trump about 16 months ago laid out a new strategy based on conditions for a departure. the president himself said that a hasty withdrawal would have serious consequences for the american people because of the terrorist threats from afghanistan. what is so curious to me about the withdrawal decision is the president's strategy is actually working in certain respects. our troops
afghanistan was a base. it was very clear why we went in there but things got muddled along the way. right now, we do have a strategy as we had under president obama. we have one under president trump. unfortunately, he is not adhering to his own strategy and what he is trying to attain in afghanistan. >> you have been involved. you have been in the discussions with the president in terms of the decisions. what is the baus benefit analysis? what needs to be considered that you hope...
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russia, syria, afghanistan, north korea. is the president fit to be commander in chief in your view? >> in my judgment, no. i expressed this view to begin with publicly. i did not support him for the president. i felt that by training and background and temperament, that he was not fit for the job, and everything i've seen to date, not everything, i give him credit when he's been right and i give him credit for taking on china on multiple issues. but when it comes to the national security and the way he's dealing with our allies and betraying our interests, then i say no. >> secretary cohen, thank you. i feel it in your voice, and you've done your time there, thank you for sharing that with us. >>> joining us now, we have retired rear admiral john kirby, who served as spokesman during the obama administration and spent decades in the u.s. navy. also former obama white house communications director and general mark hurtling, who commanded u.s. forces in iraq, among other blas. john, you spent a lot of time in government, and
russia, syria, afghanistan, north korea. is the president fit to be commander in chief in your view? >> in my judgment, no. i expressed this view to begin with publicly. i did not support him for the president. i felt that by training and background and temperament, that he was not fit for the job, and everything i've seen to date, not everything, i give him credit when he's been right and i give him credit for taking on china on multiple issues. but when it comes to the national security...
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troops moved into afghanistan to defeat al qaeda and do thrown the taliban peru. desire quote as it may sound the outcome of this almost two decades long war is hardly worth the price both the u.s. and afghanistan have paid more than sixty thousand of us and afghan soldiers have been killed al qaeda is still there and nineteen other to. raised groups including eisel cropped up and gained foothold in afghanistan right under the nose of the u.s. army there. as for the taliban it is no longer in power but still this is hardly a victory worthy of eighteen years of hard fighting as the current government struggles to remain in control of just over a half of the country but the war on terror was only one of the points on washington's to do list in the country. we will work with local leaders the afghan government and international partners to have a reconciliation process in every province half of afghan children without education poverty and discrimination are rampant the country's rank third for corruption by transparency international not exactly a shining light of d
troops moved into afghanistan to defeat al qaeda and do thrown the taliban peru. desire quote as it may sound the outcome of this almost two decades long war is hardly worth the price both the u.s. and afghanistan have paid more than sixty thousand of us and afghan soldiers have been killed al qaeda is still there and nineteen other to. raised groups including eisel cropped up and gained foothold in afghanistan right under the nose of the u.s. army there. as for the taliban it is no longer in...
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preventing the taliban from taking over afghanistan the u.s. army is now withdrawing its evacuating running away deserts in the battlefield beaten u.s. officials generals whatever they will always keep saying that this war has reached a stalemate because they will never admit that this war has already been lost when the u.s. invaded afghanistan in two thousand and one the taliban consisted of maybe two hundred to four hundred members today that were his ation has splintered into several different organizations across continents in the numbers of tens of thousands this war has been a complete and utter failure the pentagon the white house and trump will never admit that they will call it things like a stalemate and then now they're going to look at private contractors to try to see if this. a traditional danish song has sparked a wave of controversy a softer a foreign female teacher of the danish business school was offended by a line that associates denmark with a young blonde girl the school apologized with some media reports saying the song w
preventing the taliban from taking over afghanistan the u.s. army is now withdrawing its evacuating running away deserts in the battlefield beaten u.s. officials generals whatever they will always keep saying that this war has reached a stalemate because they will never admit that this war has already been lost when the u.s. invaded afghanistan in two thousand and one the taliban consisted of maybe two hundred to four hundred members today that were his ation has splintered into several...
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troops in afghanistan. senator lindsey graham told me that he fears more than anything that a draw down too big could lead to a second 9/11 coming our way, those are his words. do you agree? >> i am concerned with the way the president conducts foreign policy including decisions on where our military should be. i agree there's not a military solution to these problems. we're going to have to find other ways to deal with them, but the way the president is going about it is not in our best national security interests. what he's suggesting now in after the accident once again, we have a coalition, partners. there's a lot of complications in the u.s. not being there. america's reliability is on the line. for all those reasons it challenges our national security the way the president is doing it. he's putting america at risk. >> i want to ask you. you're heading back to work. you're on the finance committee. president trump talked about the government shutdown while he was on the ground in iraq. he was asked if
troops in afghanistan. senator lindsey graham told me that he fears more than anything that a draw down too big could lead to a second 9/11 coming our way, those are his words. do you agree? >> i am concerned with the way the president conducts foreign policy including decisions on where our military should be. i agree there's not a military solution to these problems. we're going to have to find other ways to deal with them, but the way the president is going about it is not in our best...
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troops from afghanistan that would halt the number of american soldiers. turkey's president wretched time is delaying a military operation against iceland kurdish targets in northern syria that's after a phone call with the u.s. president who told one he'll be pulling all u.s. forces from syria. schools and universities have been suspended in sudan's capital after eight people died in protests against rising food and fuel prices demonstrators are angry about inflation now at nearly seventy percent that's one of the world's highest. all tensions once again running high in spain between barcelona and the central government a year off to snap regional elections catalan independence activists are holding protests in barcelona they coincide with prime minister pedro sanchez holding his cabinet meeting in the city sonia gago has the latest from wasilla. spanish prime min. the federal sanchez said that the idea of having a cabinet meeting in barcelona was almost like a show waltz reaching out a symbolic show to try and open a way for dialogue but however this is
troops from afghanistan that would halt the number of american soldiers. turkey's president wretched time is delaying a military operation against iceland kurdish targets in northern syria that's after a phone call with the u.s. president who told one he'll be pulling all u.s. forces from syria. schools and universities have been suspended in sudan's capital after eight people died in protests against rising food and fuel prices demonstrators are angry about inflation now at nearly seventy...
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and afghanistan. the u.s. military has been ordered to draw up plans to pull out around half of its troops from that nation, this according to a u.s. defense official. but one u.s. senator says a premature withdrawal is one of his greatest fears. >> one of the goals of senator lindsey graham's recent trips to the country was convincing president trump of the same. cnn's kate bolduan was granted exclusive access to his trip. >> reporter: are senatsenator l graham is on a mission to connect with the troops and also on mission to convince the president that after 17 years, afghanistan is still a fight worth fighting. you've been here so many times. why come back this time, what is this visit about? >> well, i always come back as much as i can. one, if you are end is being people over here to fight for your country, at least you owe to them to kind of check in on them. >> reporter: we had exclusive access to follow graham on a world wind tour. he's been to the region more than 40 times, but this marks his first tr
and afghanistan. the u.s. military has been ordered to draw up plans to pull out around half of its troops from that nation, this according to a u.s. defense official. but one u.s. senator says a premature withdrawal is one of his greatest fears. >> one of the goals of senator lindsey graham's recent trips to the country was convincing president trump of the same. cnn's kate bolduan was granted exclusive access to his trip. >> reporter: are senatsenator l graham is on a mission to...
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is also planning to have its troop presence in afghanistan. after seventeen years of its war in that country but analysts warn that the war on terror has not only failed to defeat al qaeda there but has actually spawned the birth and spread of numerous other extreme militant groups artie's eagle is a doll takes a broader look. over the past eighteen years u.s. leaders have named a multitude of reasons for its troops to be stationed fight and die in afghanistan . the united states military has begun strikes against al qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the taliban regime in afghanistan this military action is a part of our campaign against terrorism nine eleven disfigured and reformed the global security order as ranks of u.s. troops moved into afghanistan to defeat al qaida and do thrown the taliban. i. would as it may sound. the outcome of this almost two decades long war is hardly worth the price both the u.s. and afghanistan have paid more than sixty thousand of us and afghan soldiers have been killed al qaeda is s
is also planning to have its troop presence in afghanistan. after seventeen years of its war in that country but analysts warn that the war on terror has not only failed to defeat al qaeda there but has actually spawned the birth and spread of numerous other extreme militant groups artie's eagle is a doll takes a broader look. over the past eighteen years u.s. leaders have named a multitude of reasons for its troops to be stationed fight and die in afghanistan . the united states military has...
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instability of afghanistan, already a war that's not going well. if the u.s. troops presence there is drawn down from some 14,000 and cut in half, the implication on the half began governme -- afghan government there and nato partners that are part of a coalition there, some 41 countries contributing to that multi-national effort. now you have president trump who has visited the one country of these three where he's not currently talking about drawing down troops but it comes against a back drop of real concern of ongoing stability in the other conflicts the u.s. is embroiled in. >> president trump has described isis as defeated, has said the united states involvement from that perspective is no longer necessary, almost to a certain extent painting a picture of stability to the american public when he makes this decision. from what you've seen in your reporting, is stable a word you would use to describe what's happening there? >> absolutely not. it's incredibly telling he's visiting the american troops stationed in iraq. these are the troops that
instability of afghanistan, already a war that's not going well. if the u.s. troops presence there is drawn down from some 14,000 and cut in half, the implication on the half began governme -- afghan government there and nato partners that are part of a coalition there, some 41 countries contributing to that multi-national effort. now you have president trump who has visited the one country of these three where he's not currently talking about drawing down troops but it comes against a back...
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military forces to transit to afghanistan is included in our costs of these wars. so we've included many of these costs. i think you're getting to a larger question, how has the united states focused on terrorism sort of pushed most of our foreign policy in effect increased our military budget in ways that are sort of unseen? and that we were sort of focused on these threats and, in fact, as i said earlier, overinsuring by trying to make sure that folks are with us all over the world but it costs us a lot of money to do that. we are buying a lot of friends. now, i don't want to dismiss, however, the real sacrifices that, for instance, britain and germany and other allies have made in terms of this global war on terror. they have also spent hundreds of millions, billions of dollars, and they have also lost people to death and injury by fighting alongside the united states in the major war zones. >> stephanie, long beach, california. go ahead. >> caller: hello. thank you dr. crawford for doing this work. i think it's very important that somebody added up these number
military forces to transit to afghanistan is included in our costs of these wars. so we've included many of these costs. i think you're getting to a larger question, how has the united states focused on terrorism sort of pushed most of our foreign policy in effect increased our military budget in ways that are sort of unseen? and that we were sort of focused on these threats and, in fact, as i said earlier, overinsuring by trying to make sure that folks are with us all over the world but it...
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troops in afghanistan? >> i am not aware of any plans. >> let me ask you about syria, how do you define, understand the u.s. military mission in syria? >> the mission in syria is divined to finish isis off in the euphrates area. >> principal objective, one of the things i have been of -- confused on, that objective or principal objective, there is a good-faith debate in this committee and elsewhere about whether the 2001 authorization for use of military force covers the exact -- objective. many believe it does. we also occasionally read or hear a committee, figures from the administration articulate additional adult tickets -- objectives, covered by the 2001 authorization. for example the united states is taking action against the syrian government, twice launching missile strikes against the government in response to use of chemical weapons but is also undertaking military action against the syrian government when the syrian government has made gains against the army where isis is not that much of a facto
troops in afghanistan? >> i am not aware of any plans. >> let me ask you about syria, how do you define, understand the u.s. military mission in syria? >> the mission in syria is divined to finish isis off in the euphrates area. >> principal objective, one of the things i have been of -- confused on, that objective or principal objective, there is a good-faith debate in this committee and elsewhere about whether the 2001 authorization for use of military force covers the...
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that leads to my concern about afghanistan where we are still spending $45 billion a year in afghanistan. and given the focus of the new national defense strategy, my question to you is, if confirmed how will you adjust requested requirements for afghanistan given the strategies focus on great power competition? >> i'd like to begin by completely agree with the nds emissions assessment for quÉbec over the last decade and half and even longer our two principal competitors, russia and china, have carefully studied as while we have engaged principal and the sitcom. they have used that opportunity to steal a the march and made those investments based on a very careful study of our potential weaknesses. i think it's very good analysis. >> i think the way for afghanistan is to try to reach a political settlement that is going to allow us to remove elements of our presence that of their death. the key thing we need to bear in mind as a look at if you and against it as a long-term interest is preventing -- against the homeland. we have to provide for that any potential future political settleme
that leads to my concern about afghanistan where we are still spending $45 billion a year in afghanistan. and given the focus of the new national defense strategy, my question to you is, if confirmed how will you adjust requested requirements for afghanistan given the strategies focus on great power competition? >> i'd like to begin by completely agree with the nds emissions assessment for quÉbec over the last decade and half and even longer our two principal competitors, russia and...
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cells in afghanistan pakistan and saudi arabia lebanon and of course europe and the u.k. in particular. i decided that i wanted to go for a holiday it was the first holiday havoc and just the second day of this holiday the americans ruined it i mean you tossed them at a concert when you're all of that and that's exactly what happened i just received a text message from a former associate of mine and he said go on the read the time magazine website there is a spy among us so of course i was a bit taken aback and i was nervous and so i went to an internet cafe i looked at the time magazine and website and there was an article it was a main story they're talking about a book that was going to be released the week after and in that book they were talking about you know america's policy in counterterrorism and in that book he devoted almost forty six pages to me as the so-called brilliant american spy inside the qaida so first of all i don't think american or work for the americans whatsoever in the way six was subsidiaries of the cia it's like you feel like you know but they
cells in afghanistan pakistan and saudi arabia lebanon and of course europe and the u.k. in particular. i decided that i wanted to go for a holiday it was the first holiday havoc and just the second day of this holiday the americans ruined it i mean you tossed them at a concert when you're all of that and that's exactly what happened i just received a text message from a former associate of mine and he said go on the read the time magazine website there is a spy among us so of course i was a...
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troops out of afghanistan. he has seen the quit of his defense secretary, james mattis, regarded by both democrats and republicans as helping to keep the president's erratic impulses and ideas in check. mattis quitting in protest, unable to reconcile fundamental beliefs about the role of the united states in the world with president trump. just minutes ago, more bad news for the president. the supreme court upholding a ruling to block president trump from being able to implement new restrictions for asylum-seekers. oh, and did i mention that the federal government is on the brink of a shutdown, just eight hours away. a shutdown president trump said he would be proud to own in the name of fighting for a border wall. yet among the hundreds of thousands of people who will be affected, as many as 54,000 customs and border protection employees. including border patrol agents currently working to keep the u.s. border secure. they will continue to work, except they'll be doing so without a paycheck. merry christmas. c
troops out of afghanistan. he has seen the quit of his defense secretary, james mattis, regarded by both democrats and republicans as helping to keep the president's erratic impulses and ideas in check. mattis quitting in protest, unable to reconcile fundamental beliefs about the role of the united states in the world with president trump. just minutes ago, more bad news for the president. the supreme court upholding a ruling to block president trump from being able to implement new...
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troops from afghanistan mean full in the kabul government. well i think more than. and he did else today afghans are thinking of the ninety's the civil war. the afghans look at this seven thousand troops withdrawal as a premature withdrawal we believe that we have had fourteen thousand plus troops on the ground and you still have a lot of casualties inflicted to the afghan national army we have had provinces and districts lost two to the taliban and when you would draw seven thousand from the fourteen thousands you had i don't think this this conveys a very positive image and the reason we call it a premature withdrawal is because we are yet to strike a deal with the taliban. this will give is strong moral too to the taliban the taliban believe they have their time on their on their on their part where where the americans are now fed up of the seventeen years of war it did not bet any results for them on the other side you have the african government which serves as the local partner for the international community which is led by the united states . the questions a
troops from afghanistan mean full in the kabul government. well i think more than. and he did else today afghans are thinking of the ninety's the civil war. the afghans look at this seven thousand troops withdrawal as a premature withdrawal we believe that we have had fourteen thousand plus troops on the ground and you still have a lot of casualties inflicted to the afghan national army we have had provinces and districts lost two to the taliban and when you would draw seven thousand from the...
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well in you know it was on christmas nine hundred ninety nine i was coming back from afghanistan and i was already a spy for the u.k. intelligence services. and i was coming back with a letter it was destined for certain members of the jihadi community in london including a book i thought that. at the time i did the second chechen war was raging for about three months and when i called him i said i have letters for you of course basically these letters would be expertly opened by my six in a photographed and then put back together again and never told of the contents of course so i have to give the give these other numbers and he said if you come tonight one of your old friends i was sorry to cody is going to die in from tbilisi in georgia because he is the head of there are just sticks for the. so when i went it was late at night because it was almost on at the time it was late at night and he dialed in it's like imagine five g. hardest on a conference call. it feels cope with a little bit so we were asking about you know the russian advance towards grozny and then a book i thought
well in you know it was on christmas nine hundred ninety nine i was coming back from afghanistan and i was already a spy for the u.k. intelligence services. and i was coming back with a letter it was destined for certain members of the jihadi community in london including a book i thought that. at the time i did the second chechen war was raging for about three months and when i called him i said i have letters for you of course basically these letters would be expertly opened by my six in a...
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understand afghanistan being in afghanistan is a completely different experience than talking about it in washington. >> and by being in afghanistan this time, the senator says he received critical status updates from the top afghan commando. >> a good outcome in afghanistan is important to the united states. >> and also the top american commander of u.s. and nato forces there. both saying isis is on the rise. >> the isis threat in afghanistan is far greater than i thought it was. if you get a peace agreement tomorrow between the taliban and the afghan government, that will not solve the threat to our homeland. >> yet, president trump has made no secret he has little interest in committing u.s. troops to conflicts overseas. look no further than his announcement to pull all u.s. troops out of syria. >> now we have won. it's time to come back. >> even before that announcement, this was graham's greatest fear about afghanistan. >> the bad news, if we leave this place, it will go to shit in a year. >> seriously? >> if we pull out, if we go to zero, this place will fall apart very quickly,
understand afghanistan being in afghanistan is a completely different experience than talking about it in washington. >> and by being in afghanistan this time, the senator says he received critical status updates from the top afghan commando. >> a good outcome in afghanistan is important to the united states. >> and also the top american commander of u.s. and nato forces there. both saying isis is on the rise. >> the isis threat in afghanistan is far greater than i...
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understand afghanistan being in afghanistan is a completely different experience than talking about in the washington. >> and by being in afghanistan this time, the senator says he received critical status updates from the top afghan commando. >> a good outcome in afghanistan is important to the united states. >> reporter: and also the top american commander of u.s. and nato force there is. both saying isis is on the rise. >> the isis threat in afghanistan is far greater than i thought it was. if you get a peace agreement tomorrow between the taliban and the afghan government, that will not solve the threat to our homeland. >> reporter: yet president trump made no secret he has little interest in committing u.s. troops to conflicts overseas. look no further than his announcement this week. >> now we've won. it's time to come back. >> reporter: even before that, this was graham's greatest fear. >> the bad news, if we leave this place it will go to shit in a year. if we pull out, if we go to zero, this place will fall apart very, very quickly and he'll regret that decision at home. the p
understand afghanistan being in afghanistan is a completely different experience than talking about in the washington. >> and by being in afghanistan this time, the senator says he received critical status updates from the top afghan commando. >> a good outcome in afghanistan is important to the united states. >> reporter: and also the top american commander of u.s. and nato force there is. both saying isis is on the rise. >> the isis threat in afghanistan is far greater...
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jane: you served in afghanistan. what are the consequences of 7000 troops reportedly leaving afghanistan? douglas: well, that a very difficult question. there are a number of us who have been very critical of america's and nato's afghanistan policy for some time. that does not mean i wanted to see half the troops t.thdrawn by tw but on policy grounds this may serve as a spur to have a more rational relook at what america and its allies are trying tomp acsh in afghanistan and what can realistically be done. this is certainly not thes proc which i wish this would happen, but there may be some silver linings to this withdrawal. jane: do you think this does signal a major shift in policy in the middle east douglas: i don't know if it means a shift in policy towards the middle east writ large. i don't think it impacts saudi arabia policy, although it has its own machin pions. the iricy, the policy towards the rest of the gulf states. certainly it appears our policy towards turkey is going to take a positive turn. erdogan'
jane: you served in afghanistan. what are the consequences of 7000 troops reportedly leaving afghanistan? douglas: well, that a very difficult question. there are a number of us who have been very critical of america's and nato's afghanistan policy for some time. that does not mean i wanted to see half the troops t.thdrawn by tw but on policy grounds this may serve as a spur to have a more rational relook at what america and its allies are trying tomp acsh in afghanistan and what can...
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the president is going to make some decisions about afghanistan soon. i hope he makes good ones. >> reporter: from kabul , his message, we have your back. >> i would hope the president would come over here. i know he loves the military. i would advise him to come over here and say thank you, sit down with president gahni and the afghan partners. being in afghanistan is a completely different experience than talking about it in washington. >> reporter: and being here, he evidence is critical updates and also the top american commander of u.s. and nato forces there, both saying isis is on the rise. >> the isis threat in afghanistan is far greater than i thought it was. if you get a peace agreement tomorrow between the taliban and the afghan government, that will not solve the threat to our homeland. >> reporter: yet president trump has made no secret he has little interest in committing u.s. troops to conflicts overseas. look no further than to pull all u.s. troops out of syria. >> now we've won. it's time to come back. >> reporter: even before that annou
the president is going to make some decisions about afghanistan soon. i hope he makes good ones. >> reporter: from kabul , his message, we have your back. >> i would hope the president would come over here. i know he loves the military. i would advise him to come over here and say thank you, sit down with president gahni and the afghan partners. being in afghanistan is a completely different experience than talking about it in washington. >> reporter: and being here, he...
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tr p troops in afghanistan? >> i'm not aware of any pranlan. >> how do you understand the military mission? >> the mission is designed to finish isis off in the lower river valley. that's the principle objective of our operation. >> one of the things i've been confused is that's stated as the objective or principle objective. there's a good faith debate this this committee about whether the 2001 authorization for use of military force covers that objective. many scholars believe it does. but et we read or hear at committee meetings like this figures tr the administration articulate where the rational is not covered by the 2001 authorization. in response to use to cheps. but it's also taken against the syrian government when the syrian government has made gains against the free syrian army. do you understand the mission to include pish ipushing back or t o topple the government? >> i do not believe it includes that objective. >> it's been stated by cabinet secretaries of state that part of the mission in syria is
tr p troops in afghanistan? >> i'm not aware of any pranlan. >> how do you understand the military mission? >> the mission is designed to finish isis off in the lower river valley. that's the principle objective of our operation. >> one of the things i've been confused is that's stated as the objective or principle objective. there's a good faith debate this this committee about whether the 2001 authorization for use of military force covers that objective. many scholars...
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once he arrived in afghanistan his desire for revenge against america took over any other consideration but then this is true repeating itself when britain are exporting war planes and everything else to the girl issue to use only when. he would in the us mainstream media saying the u.s. is going to abridging with al qaeda a liberal in yemen against the hooty community that well not necessarily tell you why because basically from the beginning this hour of the markets in particular in the u.s. forces have been in a have been instrumental in driving al qaida from their. ports especially in. these ports we have taken over by iraqi forces and driving the away from them and in fact there are reports of collaboration you don't know i don't know i just thought i had surely is the one who collaborated with the car there to take over. you see yemen really is like a den of snakes in fact a lot of himself when he said that the ruling yemen for thirty years is like mastering the art of dancing on the heads of snakes but he was paid by the american government exactly what he was b. why he was being
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presence in afghanistan cutting troops by half u.s. forces deployed to afghanistan after the september eleventh attacks in two thousand and one. since then twenty four hundred u.s. soldiers have died fighting the taliban in america's longest war. the timeline for either troop withdrawal is unclear some officials say a syrian pullout could be completed within sixty to one hundred days but first president trump needs to appoint a new secretary of defense. in his letter outgoing defense secretary mattis told the president quote you have the right to have a secretary of defense whose views are aligned with yours. for more now we're joined here in the studio by middle east analyst mark is calling from the german institute for international and security affairs good to see you mark good morning let's start with the resignation of u.s. defense secretary jim mattis what impact will that have on america's military operations and what's or so of it will have an impact on the military operations but it's a clear political signal i mean with two r
presence in afghanistan cutting troops by half u.s. forces deployed to afghanistan after the september eleventh attacks in two thousand and one. since then twenty four hundred u.s. soldiers have died fighting the taliban in america's longest war. the timeline for either troop withdrawal is unclear some officials say a syrian pullout could be completed within sixty to one hundred days but first president trump needs to appoint a new secretary of defense. in his letter outgoing defense secretary...
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but we have spent billions of dollars in afghanistan. jesse: afghanistan is a mess and everybody knows that. in syria he's saying why are we paying all this money to protect syria's borders. let's bring our troops home and protect our own borders. but i can see hanging our allies out to dry, what kind of message does that send to people in the middle east? >> our allies know we'll stand beside them whenever they call us to do it. but having a permanent military presence overseas is something this president wants to reevaluate. when you look at afghanistan, just in the last couple weeks we had three more u.s. soldiers killed when their humvee blew up because they drove over an i.e.d. they don't want thus, and i understand that. it brings back the issue of legal immigration. we need to protect our borders. using our military to build a wall on the southern border so we are protecting americans first. then we have to reevaluate the forward deployments around the world to make sure our men and women in uniform have the fools to be successful
but we have spent billions of dollars in afghanistan. jesse: afghanistan is a mess and everybody knows that. in syria he's saying why are we paying all this money to protect syria's borders. let's bring our troops home and protect our own borders. but i can see hanging our allies out to dry, what kind of message does that send to people in the middle east? >> our allies know we'll stand beside them whenever they call us to do it. but having a permanent military presence overseas is...
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if you poll the american people, it's 60 to 70% of people ready to get out of afghanistan. i'll bet you the same of syria if you ask the people. it's only the people in washington that arm chair general, is that want to keep us at war forever and people, americans are tired of it.o cre, roads, bridges here at home not in afghanistan. >> brennan: the concern raised by brett mcgurk who was the president's diplomat handling the anti-isis coalition is that if youha a pla how to d. at least do it in a way that doesn't abandoned allies. in ft he wned in his resignation letter that could create a vacuum allow terrorist groups to re-emerge and otherwise have to go back -- >> that will always be true. that statement will always be true. that statement will be true in 15 years. the place is a mess. they have been fighting each other for a thousand years. have been fighting each other since 832a.d. they're going to fight each other until the end of time. it's intercomplicated mess that has to do with sunni extremism. and also some other various battles in between but if we wait until
if you poll the american people, it's 60 to 70% of people ready to get out of afghanistan. i'll bet you the same of syria if you ask the people. it's only the people in washington that arm chair general, is that want to keep us at war forever and people, americans are tired of it.o cre, roads, bridges here at home not in afghanistan. >> brennan: the concern raised by brett mcgurk who was the president's diplomat handling the anti-isis coalition is that if youha a pla how to d. at least do...
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so afghanistan, the same issue. the u.s. has been there, albeit for many years, to try and help afghan forces find their legs and be able to defend their own country. a lot of progress has been made, but u.s. commanders will tell you in both places there has been a long way to go. mattis did not want to leave them behind. >> no question about it, barbara. we saw how he sort of contorted himself to make the president's will when it came to sending troops to the board, et cetera, even after the president called him a democrat. he stood by his side. but after this, he said enough. >>> let's talk more about this. here with me now is our analyst. good morning, gentleman. an important friday morning it is. let me begin with you. mitch mcconnell says he is, in his words, distressed to see mattis resign in this way. republican senator, conservative ben sasse calls it a sad day for america. are they right? and what does this mean for the more than 1.3 million active duty american troops? >> let me start with the second part of your q
so afghanistan, the same issue. the u.s. has been there, albeit for many years, to try and help afghan forces find their legs and be able to defend their own country. a lot of progress has been made, but u.s. commanders will tell you in both places there has been a long way to go. mattis did not want to leave them behind. >> no question about it, barbara. we saw how he sort of contorted himself to make the president's will when it came to sending troops to the board, et cetera, even after...
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invaded afghanistan in two thousand and one. the taliban consisted of maybe two hundred to four hundred members today that were his ation has splintered into several different organizations across continents in the numbers of tens of thousands this war has been a complete and utter failure the pentagon the white house and trump will never admit that they will call it things like a stalemate and then now they're going to look at private contractors to try to save this war. a traditional danish song has sparked controversy that's after a foreign female teacher at the danish business school was offended by a line that associates denmark with a young blonde girl the school promptly apologized the sun media report saying the song was actually banned by the college but indignant danish politicians decided to get together and sing the song that should. be. the. one of the schools teachers says important issues have been raised by the debate generated by the song saying it's helped danes realize quote how blind we are but that just enra
invaded afghanistan in two thousand and one. the taliban consisted of maybe two hundred to four hundred members today that were his ation has splintered into several different organizations across continents in the numbers of tens of thousands this war has been a complete and utter failure the pentagon the white house and trump will never admit that they will call it things like a stalemate and then now they're going to look at private contractors to try to save this war. a traditional danish...
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then afghanistan. and then libya. now syria. we're the only country -- we're losing all our good men in the wars. fathers, husbands, sons. we're spending all this money. congress, all the women, how many women have won in the congress because we're losing our good -- not all men want to be in politics. they want to go into business and do other things. we're losing all our good men. and that's what i support. we can't be in all these wars. iraq was a complete feeco and we're getting involve in syria and losing our good men. we've got to stop going to war for other people. that's america first. i supported -- i understand why people don't like what's happened. we can't continue to lose our men. >> ruth, you're absolutely right. there are plenty of people and i disagreed with my former friend who passed away, senator mccain, who wanted tens of thousands of troops if syria. i believe our goal is to protect the american people. unfortunately, in this age of terrorism, we cannot let isis and al qaeda regroup, for example, in yemen or
then afghanistan. and then libya. now syria. we're the only country -- we're losing all our good men in the wars. fathers, husbands, sons. we're spending all this money. congress, all the women, how many women have won in the congress because we're losing our good -- not all men want to be in politics. they want to go into business and do other things. we're losing all our good men. and that's what i support. we can't be in all these wars. iraq was a complete feeco and we're getting involve in...
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the afghanistan is a question mark. i do think that secretary mattis did the right thing for himself and for the country. he's been disempowered by having been ignored, his advice ignored by the president. he can't be effective in that role, he can't be effective with allies, he can't be effective with the white house. and so it's the -- he's doing the smart thing and the right thing. i know it's upsetting for the country. the country has to face the consequences of the election of 2016 and deal with the reality of the man that's in the white house. >> so let me bring phil in here, let me read another excerpt of the letter and get your take, believe it or not you agree this may be frightening in the moment, somehow might be cleansing overall. one core belief i've always held, our nation is linked to the strength of our unique and comprehensive system of alliances and partnerships. the u.s. remains the leader in the free world, we cannot maintain that without maintain ing strong relationships with respect to the allies.
the afghanistan is a question mark. i do think that secretary mattis did the right thing for himself and for the country. he's been disempowered by having been ignored, his advice ignored by the president. he can't be effective in that role, he can't be effective with allies, he can't be effective with the white house. and so it's the -- he's doing the smart thing and the right thing. i know it's upsetting for the country. the country has to face the consequences of the election of 2016 and...
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talks they didn't even attend the two day conference that was held in afghanistan in geneva and was co-hosted by the afghan government and the united nations however the taliban did send representatives to meet with the avg on government officials in moscow in early november and of that marked the first time the taliban had publicly appeared on the international arena since two thousand and one does seem that that particular meeting did help to allay ground for future dialogue between the two sides however would still need to wait for the official reaction official position on that coming from the taliban but still there is a lot of diplomatic activity going on in and around afghanistan at the moment now the next a meeting on the situation in the country is scheduled to take place very soon in the coming friday here. in moscow between be a russian and the u.s. to represent that. i mean while the nominee to lead u.s. central command in charge of afghanistan operations has revealed that the senate afghan army losses are unsustainable and senate general kenneth mackenzie's admission co
talks they didn't even attend the two day conference that was held in afghanistan in geneva and was co-hosted by the afghan government and the united nations however the taliban did send representatives to meet with the avg on government officials in moscow in early november and of that marked the first time the taliban had publicly appeared on the international arena since two thousand and one does seem that that particular meeting did help to allay ground for future dialogue between the two...
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syria, yeah, but afghanistan was shocking. officials are having first face-to-face talks, and it's utterly bizarre. in the poker game trump walks behind their team and shouts out they are bluffing, and he takes away the one card, the troop strengths and the ability to assist the afghan forces. they had roles to perform there and eventually regional factors would kick in, and they have already been in afghanistan for 17 years. what troubled me most about yesterday was a whimsical nature where to put in half the troops right in the part of the most important political process. guess which country is trying to get more involved in russia, and we already mentioned them once. >> russia is trying to get more involved in afghanistan is your point? >> absolutely, yes. it's startling to see how these two key withdrawals from the active battlefields is really going to benefit moscow most. >> you can see the reaction from miscellaneous cou moscow. you can only find those pleased with these decisions in washington, and rand paul. i don't
syria, yeah, but afghanistan was shocking. officials are having first face-to-face talks, and it's utterly bizarre. in the poker game trump walks behind their team and shouts out they are bluffing, and he takes away the one card, the troop strengths and the ability to assist the afghan forces. they had roles to perform there and eventually regional factors would kick in, and they have already been in afghanistan for 17 years. what troubled me most about yesterday was a whimsical nature where to...
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young women in prison in afghanistan. for asking for divorce, married to a man who could walk and his brother, she was married for 13 years old and when she was 20 asked for a divorce and was put in prison. i started shooting maternal mortality in 2009 after he won the macarthur fellowship. one thing i want to show is why women died in childbirth, 500,000 women were dying every year in childbirth at that time. there were very few doctors to get to medical professional. i was working deep in the tribal areas in the provinces of afghanistan. and on the side of the road, the woman turned out to be in labor. there was no man with them. we stopped the car and offered to give them a ride. they said they need permission from the husband. so i said you better go find the husband and take them to the office. the next series is from dark for. you can interject any time. >> the situation of being a woman was difficult. there must be a lot where being a woman in the islamic world into places to go. >> i get that question isn't it har
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but the united states have been present in afghanistan for how long seventeen years which every year they say that they are withdrawing troops from there and so far they remain there and so far we see no signs of withdrawal of troops from the on capitol hill there's an effort from members of both main parties to have the president reconsider it is in our national security interest not to withdraw at this time in my view because if you do so now the kurdish fighters the kurdish forces will be decimated by turkey assad or maybe isis it is clear to me that if you withdraw now based on the dishes on the ground iran is a big winner inside syria donald trump insists the u.s. gains nothing by continued presence in syria his big decision is about to be put to the test alan fischer al-jazeera washington thousands of kurds in northern syria are protesting against president trump's planned u.s. troop withdrawal. they want a clear stones from the u.s. led coalition after threats from the turkish president russia typer to want to attack kurdish fighters in the region washington support of syrian
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>> greeting from afghanistan. we arehe here from the air force base, tucson, arizona, and we want to wish all of our family and friends happy holidays! >> hello, i'm staff sergeant brown, i'm currently deployed in qatar. i want to give a special shout out to my fiance darcy and my parents jeff and donna and i want to wish everyone back home in arkansas merry christmas and happy holidays. >> staff sergeant from mississippi. currently deployed to kuwait. i would like to do a shout out my wife and two kids and wish you guys happy holidays. i love you and i miss you. >> afghanistan, anderson air force base guam. want to send a special shout out to my families and happy holidays! >> my name is staff sergeant located at the airbase. i want to send a merry christmas and happy holidays to my families in texas. i love you guys and i miss you guys and i can't wait to see you guys next year. >> in korea, i would like to wish everyone back in arkansas merry christmas. mom, b my sister, and my brothe. merry christmas. >> i'm s
>> greeting from afghanistan. we arehe here from the air force base, tucson, arizona, and we want to wish all of our family and friends happy holidays! >> hello, i'm staff sergeant brown, i'm currently deployed in qatar. i want to give a special shout out to my fiance darcy and my parents jeff and donna and i want to wish everyone back home in arkansas merry christmas and happy holidays. >> staff sergeant from mississippi. currently deployed to kuwait. i would like to do a...
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so what afghanistan needs to be is it needs to be afghanistan. it doesn't need to be switzerland needs to be afghanistan. it's going to take the internal communities in afghanistan coming together around a vision they believe their interest will be advanced and protected. they played a less productive role. this is pakistan in particular. one of the things that's different about the strategy now is you can't have it both ways anymore. you can't act like you were a non- nature nato ally and receive the benefits and then kill our soldiers and help facilitate mass murder attacks in afghanistan by the use of the proxies and groups you don't go after because of the groups selectively. the third thing that has to happen is afghanistan has to be strengthened against the capacity of the taliban that flies across the border. there's been progress made is tough and afghans were taking too many casualties to sustain and defend their has to be sustained commitment. the reason it was ineffective as a neglected the fact that war is a con test of the will and a
so what afghanistan needs to be is it needs to be afghanistan. it doesn't need to be switzerland needs to be afghanistan. it's going to take the internal communities in afghanistan coming together around a vision they believe their interest will be advanced and protected. they played a less productive role. this is pakistan in particular. one of the things that's different about the strategy now is you can't have it both ways anymore. you can't act like you were a non- nature nato ally and...
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women in prison in afghanistan. she was actually put in prison for asking for a divorce because she was married to a man who couldn't walk and his brother used to be her every single day. she was married at 13 years old and when she was 20, she asked for a divorce and put in prison. i started shooting mortality in 2009. after i won the fellowship and one thing i wanted to show was white women died at childbirth. about 500,000 women dying every year in childbirth at that time. it was because of her very few doctors and very few roads to get to medical professionals. i was working deep in the tribal areas in the provinces of afghanistan. a woman had to take a donkey or walk if she was in labor and music care. on the way back, i saw these women on the side of the road and the woman on the right turn out to be in labor. we knew something was wrong because there was no man with them. we stopped and offered to give them a ride. they said they needed permission from the husband. i sent the doctor to find the husband. we to
women in prison in afghanistan. she was actually put in prison for asking for a divorce because she was married to a man who couldn't walk and his brother used to be her every single day. she was married at 13 years old and when she was 20, she asked for a divorce and put in prison. i started shooting mortality in 2009. after i won the fellowship and one thing i wanted to show was white women died at childbirth. about 500,000 women dying every year in childbirth at that time. it was because of...
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been ordered to withdrawal of the forces in afghanistan. it could take months to pull out the nearly 7,000 troops. the decision prompted a dire warning from the senate allies. senator lindsey graham calls this a high risk strategy. if we continue on this course, we are setting in motion the loss of all our gains and paving the way to the second 9/11. senior international correspondent ivan watson in hong kong. >> reporter: dave, the afghan government is coming out striking a proud note of the possible u.s. drawdown of troops. the chief adviser to the afghan president tweeted this, if the few thousand troops leave, it will not affect our security. in the past four and a half years, our security is in the hands of afghans. the goal is the afghan armed forces will stand on their feet to defend soil. the fact is the longest american ov overseas conflict, 17 years, is not going well. 29,000 afghan soldiers and police have been killed in the conflict since 2015. according to the special investigator general for afghanistan reconstruction, a u.s.
been ordered to withdrawal of the forces in afghanistan. it could take months to pull out the nearly 7,000 troops. the decision prompted a dire warning from the senate allies. senator lindsey graham calls this a high risk strategy. if we continue on this course, we are setting in motion the loss of all our gains and paving the way to the second 9/11. senior international correspondent ivan watson in hong kong. >> reporter: dave, the afghan government is coming out striking a proud note of...
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there's an ongoing peace negotiation happening now in afghanistan. we want to see that peace negotiation have an opportunity to be able to finish. they've made great process there. the two main goals, reconciliation in afghanistan and having long-term basing there to be able to fight isis and to be able to fight with al qaeda are exceptionally important. we also think that's putting down with syria as well. so clearly the secretary of defense and the president were at odds on that. the secretary of defense walked away. i think he was a good strong voice in the administration, and we'll see what the administration does. >> we talked about the troops aspect of syria and afghanistan. but there's another part of his letter, and it's this. i believe we must be resolute and unambiguous in our approach to those countries whose strategic interests are increasingly in tension with ours. it is clear that china and russia, for example, want to shape a world consistent with their own authoritarian model, gaining veto authority over other nations security decisio
there's an ongoing peace negotiation happening now in afghanistan. we want to see that peace negotiation have an opportunity to be able to finish. they've made great process there. the two main goals, reconciliation in afghanistan and having long-term basing there to be able to fight isis and to be able to fight with al qaeda are exceptionally important. we also think that's putting down with syria as well. so clearly the secretary of defense and the president were at odds on that. the...
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so, i understand the frustrations with afghanistan. i do. i do not understand -- i have no understanding of what we did -- why we did what we did in syria. it just totally boggles any sane thinking that could take place. boggles it. i don't understand it. >> you were at the white house wednesday after the president ma made the announcement to exit from syria. before you could speak to the president he canceled the meeting. what happened there? >> i don't know. i think he had no public events that day. i think, obviously, our conversation had evolved to be -- it was going to be all about syria and i just don't think that was a topic on that day -- i think he knows that he has made a mistake. i do. the president's tendencies are to dig in and double down even if you knows he did something incorrect. i don't think he wanted to talk about syria that day and so the meeting was called off. you said, quote, i question whether he runs again. he's having difficulty handling the situation. why do you think the president might not run again? >> look, i
so, i understand the frustrations with afghanistan. i do. i do not understand -- i have no understanding of what we did -- why we did what we did in syria. it just totally boggles any sane thinking that could take place. boggles it. i don't understand it. >> you were at the white house wednesday after the president ma made the announcement to exit from syria. before you could speak to the president he canceled the meeting. what happened there? >> i don't know. i think he had no...