that america s appetite for supporting this mission had diminished. so something had to be done. he is in the first year of his term, it was a political risk but he is still a long way from election midterms, he will take a lot of heat for this. we don t know how this will play out but he clearly calculated that if there was a time to do it it should be early in his term. mark, we saw this extraordinary meeting of the g7. what other choice did the members of the g7, besides the united states, have but to get out as well when it was clear that joe biden was not going to change his mind? well, for the europeans it is a disaster becausel america will recover. they recovered after vietnam, they won the cold war. - but europe has shown itself because it has no defence l policy, it is completely dependent on the us whimsical decision. and the allies were not even
that america s appetite for supporting this mission had diminished. so something had to be done. he is in the first year of his term, it was a political risk but he is still a long way from election midterms, he will take a lot of heat for this. we don t know how this will play out but he clearly calculated that if there was a time to do it it should be early in his term. mark, we saw this extraordinary meeting of the g7. what other choice did the members of the g7, besides the united states, have but to get out as well when it was clear that joe biden was not going to change his mind? well, for the europeans it is a disaster becausel america will recover. they recovered after vietnam, they won the cold war. - but europe has shown itself because it has no defence l policy, it is completely dependent on the us l whimsical decision.
what other choice did the members of the g7, besides the united states, have but to get out as well when it was clear thatjoe biden was not going to change his mind? well, for the europeans it is a disaster becausel america will recover. they recovered after vietnam, they won the cold war. - but europe has shown itself- because it has no defence policy, it is completely dependent. on the us whimsical decision. and the allies were not even told about it in order- to arrange their own evacuation. it is a terrible crisis - in transatlantic relations. not on the european union of course, britain too. - now europe is facing i its own backyard crisis without american help, which is sahel, libya, l syria and at a time when the europeans are quite weakened by two big issues. one is the presidential- election in france next year
but he clearly calculated if there was a time to do it it should be early in his term. mark, we saw this extraordinary meeting of the g7. what other choice did the members of the g7, besides the united states, have but to get out as well when it was clear thatjoe biden was not going to change his mind? well, for the europeans it is a disaster becausel america will recover. they recovered after vietnam, they won the cold war. - but europe has shown itself- because it has no defence policy, it is completely dependent. on the us whimsical decision. and the allies were not even told about it in order- to arrange their own evacuation. it is a terrible crisis - in transatlantic relations. not on the european union of course, britain too. - now europe is facing i its own backyard crisis
do this, defence, there was no good time to do this, and defence, there was no good time to do this, and it is true, he could have do this, and it is true, he could have muddled mind, he could have ust have muddled mind, he could have just let have muddled mind, he could have just let this have muddled mind, he could have just let this continue, but i think he also just let this continue, but i think he also calculated that america s appetite he also calculated that america s appetite for supporting this mission had diminished, so something had to be done had diminished, so something had to be done he had diminished, so something had to be done. he is in the first year of his term be done. he is in the first year of his term it be done. he is in the first year of his term. it was a political risk, but he his term. it was a political risk, but he is his term. it was a political risk, but he is still a long way from election but he is still a long way from elec