exploited by our adversaries even on issues of war and peace. they use internet humor and memes to push their agenda. nothing is darkly funny and hypocritical as chinese president for life xi jinping calling on all parties in afghanistan to build an open and exclusive political framework. that s according to reuters. bottom line, this report is a timely reminder that authoritarian nations are waging an endless information war on liberal democracy. so don t buy into it with your confirmation bias clicks. and that s your reality check. john avalon as always, thank you for that. so notable given, of course, that has been a big question about what is the relationship going to be like with nato allies following this u.s. exit, and how is it with president biden going forward at summits talking about what this means for the u.s. s standing. one thing to be sure of, if there is an open wound, russia and china will try to exploit it. not surprising at all. meanwhile, the republican con
relief to have our troops home safely and it s a remarkable achievement that we got so many people out. but one thing i strongly disagree with john on, he said it s a remarkable achievement of the pentagon that we evacuated so many of our americans and allies. it is not a remarkable achievement of the pentagon, it s a remarkable achievement of the troops. what we saw was truly extraordinary. marines going forward of the gate, sifting through thousands of afghans to try to find our allies at tremendous risk to themselves. i expected to see afghans on one side of the gate and americans on the other. that wasn t the case at all. the american marines had to be out there, the taliban with their horse whips trying to find our allies. and every time they took an afghan by the hand, they put a little afghan girl on their shoulders and walked them to our
donald trump s big lie and the attack on the capitol. for the record, if you took part in that, chinese communists are laughing at you as a symbol of american weakness. they are saying the u.s. abandoned allies and hypocrisy of refugees and the rights of women. perhaps the most serious charge is america s withdrawal after 20 years means the u.s. is not a dependable ally with china drawing quick line to the defense of taiwan. as in this global times editorial cartoon showing an american eagle leading the president of taiwan into a gaping hole in the ground. this echos conservatives on taiwan in the wake of u.s. withdrawal, a far be it more gentle. they found a post about america and afghanistan reached nearly 198 million accounts between august 14th and the 25th. these are snapshots from the misinformation wars, showing how america s divisions are being
prevented afghanistan from ever becoming a safe haven for an attack on the united states again. and in the process, u.s. forces, coalition forces, our nato allies and afghan partners made a lot of progress in that country, progress which is going to be up to the taliban whether they are willing to continue or not. they have made promises and now the united states government and international community are going to hold them accountable to those promises. you said prevented an attack on the united states from afghanistan. there was an attack on u.s. service members last week, and there are still give or take 100 plus u.s. citizens who want to get out. what is your current assessment of the threat they might be under? there is no question the threat environment in afghanistan remains high. obviously we are concerned about the potential for taliban retribution going forward. we certainly and we saw it
states down south are still without power. and it could be for weeks before that power is restored. the storm left a trail of destruction in louisiana and mississippi, and now comes the scorching heat with no power. temperatures could hit 103 degrees today. overnight, two people were killed when floods washed out a major roadway between mississippi and louisiana. first, afghanistan, the challenges still ahead, and the legacy of what has been left behind. joining me now is pentagon press secretary john kirby. thanks so much for being with us. you know, i m cognizant of the fact that you spent your life in public service, a big chunk of it in the military. what s it like for you to wake up this morning and after 20 years, for the first time in 20 years, to have no u.s. troops in afghanistan? yeah, i think we re all still processing that, john, to be honest with you. it is something that for two decades we ve all been connected