within three years, isis was able to fester and form in iraq and syria. so in 2014 when isis attacked iraq and took over a third of iraq s territory and the city of mosul, over a million people, five iraqi divisions were defeated and the security forces were melty. people thought is superior would take bag dat and the iraq security forcele would be infective and the government could fall. a different path was chosen with a small u.s. footprint of soldiers, which was very honored to lead and a different pathway. instead of evacuating the embassy, we fought isis. i wonder as we look at the current situation in fafg it had been thought through by the administration that bout the backbone of u.s. forces, how long did we think the
0 tonight before dumping rain in tennessee and ohio river valleys tomorrow. there s flash flooding and mudslides along the way. we wish those people well and a quick recovery in a very difficult situation. thanks nor being with us today for the story, august 30, 2021. the the story continues tomorrow. see you back here. neil: thank you, martha, very much. we re on top of two storms gripping the world right now. certainly our part with the flooding and damage and winds and still more flooding and damage and winds to come from hurricane ida, now tropical storm ida. also following what s going on in afghanistan with less than 24 hours to go before we go and are gone. where does that stand right now? welcome. i m neil cavuto. this is your world on a day of dramatic developments on the mother nature storm and the storm brewing in afghanistan as we get ready to call it a day in less than a day after better than 20 years in that country. let s get the latest from lucas tomlinson at th