have u.s. troops begun retrograde withdrawal from the airport? we have begun retrograding. can you say anything about the number who have left? no, i cannot. and general taylor, for you, please, the numbers of military aircraft who have left are relatively consistent with where they ve been for several days, but the number of passengers is down from where it was. does that mean that the u.s. is now starting to move some equipment, military equipment on those or planes are going out not full? as we ve said, you know, our mission to continuing evacuating those as required and to meet the mission requirement by august 31st, is what the commanders are executing. does that mean you re start to go take some equipment out on the aircraft or do you not have enough passengers there is equipment leaving on those flights that was originally planned. and if i could ask one more. since have there been any attacks that can be talked about how the taliban had thwarted
aircraft in support of military missions and we know how to do that but that would be a huge mission requirement, large number of folks would have to be processed because we have to diligence those people before we stick them on an airplane and launch that airplane out of there. that s a large number of folks trying to get out of country in about a week and a half. one last question about the airport here, again, i m focussed on this because it s so important what s happening minute by minute right now. those u.s. troops that are there, are they there primarily to guard the perimeter of the airport to keep the taliban out or to keep order within the airport? are they now air traffic control operations for any anti-taliban forces in tafgs in. yes and yes. the united states military will do multiple missions simultaneously. so, certainly it s to ensure there s good order discipline movement. we can t afford to have multiple images like we just saw, folks clinging on to a c17 as it s
maybe not, but it was sort of symbolic of the whole address which is that it s time to stop having sort of side debates over issues we no longer can deny. how about balanced argument? there s really in other words, some things have been decided by science. correct. and, you know, we spent a good two years now talking about the huge threat that our debt is when arguably the warming of the planet, which could be irreversible, is a much larger threat than our national debt. what obama was trying to say is we need to have a reasoned discussion. i m tired of saying this side and this side, let s meet in the middle. let s acknowledge certain the republican party had up until recently acknowledged a common science, and then as part of this crazy admission requirement for the republican candidacy for president, you have to disown all that, all that knowledge. that s exactly right. i think he felt so comfortable saying what he said yesterday because the american people were with h
know-nothingism, if you will, that i m trying to think of the great word. you don t believe in anything. luddites. is this going to change things? maybe not, but it was sort of symbolic of the whole address which is that it s time to stop having sort of side debates over issues we no longer can deny. how about balanced argument? there s really in other words, some things have been decided by science. correct. and, you know, we spent a good two years now talking about the huge threat that our debt is when arguably the warming of the planet, which could be irreversible, is a much larger threat than our national debt. what obama was trying to say is we need to have a reasoned discussion. i m tired of saying this side and this side, let s meet in the middle. let s acknowledge certain the republican party had up until recently acknowledged a common science, and then as part of this crazy admission requirement for the republican candidacy for president, you
decided by science. correct. and, you know, we spent a good two years now talking about the huge threat that our debt has when arguably the warming of the planet, which could be irreversible is a much larger threat than our national debt. what obama was trying to say is we need to have a reasoned discussion. i m tired of saying this side and this side let s meet in the middle. let s acknowledge certain the republican party had up until recently acknowledged a common science, and then as part of this crazy admission requirement for the republican candidacy for president, you have to disown all that, all that knowledge. that s exactly right. i think he felt so comfortable saying what he said yesterday because the american people were with him on election day. you know, they stood up and they said, no, this is time for reasonable discussion on issues. this wasn t just one set of issues. the american people and our research at emily s list has shown that particularly women