was set up to fail by an administration that wanted a political victory more than they wanted an american victory. have you reached out to the air crew to make sure it s not their fault that there s seven dead children? i have not. i have directed a three star review of this incident. general mckenzie did an initial investigation and i ve directed a three star review. so i won t make any comments. there certainly seemed to be a lot of indications that a terrorist event was likely if not imminent leading up to the isis-k bombing on the 26th. why were our militaryposed afte was known? the purpose of our force at the airfield was to bring american citizens and afghans at risk out.
in the tragic 29th august strike was set up to fail by an administration that wanted a political victory more than they wanted an american victory. have you reached out to the air crew to make sure they understand it is not their fault that there were seven children killed? i have not. as you probably know, i have directed a three-star review of this incident. general mckenzie did an initial investigation. i have directed a three star review. i won t make any comments. you know, there certainly seem to be a lot of indications that a terrorist event was likely if not imminent leading up to isis-k bombing on the 26th. why were our military members still exposed after that threat was known, general mckenzie? the purpose of our force at the airfield was to bring american citizens and afghans at risk out. in order to do that you had to
0 why wasn t action taken to secure the kabul airport or retake bagram then? thank you, senator. you re right, the tempo had picked up significantly, yet the taliban continued to make advances. our entire chain of command, myself, the chairman, general mckenzie routinely engaged the afghan leadership to encourage them to solidify their defensive plans, to make sure they were providing the right logistics to their troops and further stiffen their defenses, to no avail. to compound that, president ghani continued to make changes in the leadership of the military and this created further problems for the afghan security forces. i don t mean to interrupt you, but my time is lapsing. this gets to the overestimation, i think the overly optimistic assessment, because even as late as july you re still encouraging the afghan special forces, you re expecting the ghani government to remain. in december of 2019, the washington post reported that the u.s. military commanders privately express
0 retake bagram then? thank you, senator. you are right, the tempo had picked up significantly. the taliban continued to make advances. our entire chain of command, myself, the chairman, general mckenzie, routinely engaged in after began leadership to encourage them to solidify their defensive plans, to make sure they were providing the right logistics to their troops and stiffen their defenses to no avail. and to compound that, president ghani continued to make changes in the leadership of the military and this created further problems for the afghan security forces. mr. secretary i don t mean to interrupt but my time is lapsing. this gets to the overestimation, i think the overly optimistic assessment. even as late as july you are still encouraging the afghan special forces, you are expecting the ghani government to remain, but that was not the case. in december of 2019 the washington post reported the u.s. military commanders privately expressed a lack of confidence that the a