stood up post taliban government. but after that, i think most of the things we failed. we didn't do enough for that government. we didn't do enough to build up its capacity. we allowed pakistan to provide a sanctuary. obama sent way too many troops. wasn't clear why we had that mission and we've talked about the trump and biden years. it's not surprising that our policy end in the failure when so often along the way, there were so many points where the united states made decisions that were simply flawed. >> the rare and meters actually knows his way around the globe. richard, thank you very much. great to have you. good to see you. coming up, a look at the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan as the united states