problematic nature of a government and the military in afghanistan. >> so you're saying the intelligence agencies have been warning, in effect, this president and previous presidents for years about the fragility of the afghan government. do you then hold president biden responsible for in effect ignoring those warnings? >> well, i don't know that he ignored it. i think he is well aware of this background. i know for a fact that he was aware of it, was briefed on it consistently when he was vice president. so i don't know about ignoring it. as much as -- but i do think he's certainly aware of the situation. and that pertained in afghanistan. >> okay. let's look ahead now you say it is only a matter of time about al qaeda reconstitutes in afghanistan. is it likely that afghanistan becomes a terror haven much like it was before the u.s. invasion, before 9/11? >> absolutely.