definition. but beginning the president's announcement that he was going to withdraw troops by september 11th and later august 31st, there were many things the u.s. could have done and was urged to do. again and again. publicly and privately by advocates for >> by then kabul was on the verge of falling and all the time had been lost. there was no need for children to be trampled to death outside the gates of the airport. there was no need for u.s. marines to be blown up by suicide bombers as they tried to pull people out of sewage canals. all of that was a result of the failure to plan and carry out evacuations when there is time. >> special applicants, afghan