and your families debt and i want to thank the three of you for ending america s longest war and executing the longest airlifting history. secretary austin camille testified that troops stayed past the deadline. the military would likely have needed reinforcements. i want to make this clear. the choice for president biden wasn t zero troops or 2500 troops. it was zero troops or potentially many more troops. general milley briefly, would you agree that at some point more than 2500 folks would have been needed as the taliban engaged in offensive strikes? reasonable prospect we would ve had to increase forces past 2500 given that the taliban were very likely going to start attacking us. there is a range of forces. we are talking about 2500 or
0 in the attack on the 26. in classified, i d like to know that. i don t understand. i went to union public high school 1100. my math. 11,015,000 u.s. citizens. that leaves thousands, not hungry left not hundreds left. we have people calling us wanting to get out, u.s. citizens not allowed to get in the gate or kicked off the base are not allowed out. we have to get our folks home. i yield back. thank you. mr. chairman. general milley come i want to thank you for your 42 years of service, your principled commitment to civilian rule, for your commitment to military to military communication that kept this country safe for three decades during the cold war and for the sacrifice and patriotism that you and your family have shown. as the son of immigrants, i am and your families debt and i want to thank the three of you for ending america s longest war and executing the longest airlifting history. secretary austin camille testified that troops stayed past the deadline. the military w