together until june to even begin getting started. so now he has us in a no-win situation. either we stay and continue to take casualties or we go and leave thousands of americans to what i think will be one of the largest hostage situations that we faced since 1979. what we need now is bold, decisive leadership. i don't think we'll get it. here's what i recommend that we do. number 1, you tell the taliban, the mission is not over until we get every american out. if you get in our way, we'll kill you. hkia, the kabul international airport is not defendable. we cannot continue to take these types of casualties. if we're committed to getting every american out, it's untenable. >> we have to retake bagram. i was just briefed that that is a contingency that america is