went for the prince? there was a refreshing went for the prince? there was a refreshing lack went for the prince? there was a refreshing lack of went for the prince? there was a refreshing lack of latin went for the prince? there was a refreshing lack of latin and - went for the prince? there was a refreshing lack of latin and a - went for the prince? there was a refreshing lack of latin and a lot| refreshing lack of latin and a lot of directness, completely different to a british court. so much so, the judge swiftly dealt with one of prince andrew s lawyers arguments that a dog is not going to hunt in this case. what is really important is that if the judge was minded to rule swiftly in the prince of s favourite today he could have done too things. firstly he could have given an indication of his direction of travel, and secondly he could have caused a very tight timetable he is already set for evidence to be exchanged between sides. he did neither of those things and towards
telling him, that there was great risk here based on this decision. paul: and the risk extends the, as the generals made clear, to counterterror operations now going forward. i was surprised that they were as forth right as they were in suggests with having as much skepticism as they did about the ability of u.s. to control terror bases or new terror groups in afghanistan. did that surprise you? yeah. well, it did in terms of, yeah, you re right, the directness of it all. and i think there s been so much speculation around this testimony that somehow, some way they would not be forthright, but i know these people, i knew they would be. you know, it does it started, i believe, with general milley when he labeled the operation a strategic failure. and the reason, we have a terrorist organization running afghanistan, something nobody wanted. and he mentioned it damaged our relationship and and credibility
country, it just might be too late. the top generals apparently contradicting their commander in chief today and the white house is pushing back. is it a problem for the president? he asked for candor. he asked for directness in any scenario, he s not asking for a bunch of yes men and women. that means ultimately he ll make the decision what is in the best interest of the united states.
he asked for candor. he asked for directness in any scenario, he s not asking for a bunch of yes men and women. that means ultimately he ll make the decision what is in the best interest of the united states.
advice. he asked for candor, directness, and in any scenario, he s not looking for a bunch of yes men and women. and what that means is ultimately, he s going to have to make the decision about what s in the best interest of the united states. reporter: senator cotton responding to learning president biden didn t follow the military s advice. if all this is true, general milley, why haven t you resigned? this country does want generals figuring out what orders we are going to accept and do or not. that s not our job. the principals in control of the military is absolutely critical to this. reporter: he spent time talking about two calls with his chinese counterpart during the trump administration last aurkt and january 8th. right after the capitol insurrection. i know, i am certain that president trump did not intend to attack the chinese. and it is my directed responsibility and it was my direct responsibility by the secretary to convey that intent