the lens of what the president said on july 8th when he said that safety and security would happen in afghanistan. let's watch those comments. >> the military mission in afghanistan will conclude on august 31st. the drawdown is proceeding in a secure and orderly way prioritizing the safety of our troops as they depart. the likelihood there's going to be the taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely. >> so the bottom line here is framed in both of those conversations. both of those sentiments from the president. that is what democrats on capitol hill want to get to the bottom of. what happened? how was this administration caught so blindsided and flat-footed by the rise of the taliban? it also has led to really an extraordinary questions of competence and credibility of this administration's foreign policy. of course, this president is someone who ran on his foreign policy strength, his relationships with allies. all of those have been put in question because of the crisis