literacy, access to the internet, exposure to ideas like democracy and so forth. but when we went in to afghanistan with the objective of eliminating terrorists, there were perhaps several scores of terrorists there. one estimate was 170 al-qaeda members in 2002. by the time they left, there were terror cells throughout the world. the number of terrorists had grown a hundred fold. the terror threat was much greater. the war on terror was the wrong idea, executed in the wrong way, and it failed. while we remain safe here, threats exist throughout the world. but i think we have to ask ourselves: how did we get into a situation where, once again, we entered into a war. it drifted without mission. it lasted 20 years. it cost 170,000 lives overall.
opportunity for education and for leadership is that now they will be forced back into their homes, forced under taliban rule. they will be at the mercy of these brutal, brutal people that have taken over the country of afghanistan. steve: sure. brian: senator, after watching general austin, general milley and the president yesterday, what is your take away because i think all three of them should be ashamed of themselves and their explanation or lack thereof. well, i am so disappointed in president joe biden and one thing that has been lacking amidst so many other things is the fact that he has yet to fully, fully thank the men and women that have served in the global war on terrorism. is in that you have done that quite well in thanking the men and women that have protected our homeland for 20 years. and joe biden is a disgrace. not to thank these men and women that have protected us.
high winds are fueling the fires that are both burning in forests with severe droughts. inmates will now be called residents at a wisconsin county jail titles matter. the change has been made to the online jail roster. newly elected sheriff calvin barrett defending the move saying quote we want to eliminate the barriers that those who are as far as incarcerated face when they re getting their warm reentry back into the community and by the sounds of this brian kilmeade has something to say to it. brian: i will stay at rikers island or holiday inn. it s unbelievable. they re prisoners. what is going on in this world? ainsley: coming up next, parents are fighting back against mask mandates for kids as young as 2 years old. enjoying the last day with our children. we are here fighting you and your overreach. i urge you to cease all attempt at mandating masks for us or our children. ainsley: that momma is going to join us after winning her war on
fear, destruction, misery, and endless pain. ainsley: our next guest broke barriers for women in the global war on terror. senator joni ernst first female combat vet elected to the senate and she joins us now. good morning, senator. yeah, good morning, ainsley, thank you. ainsley: thank you for being here and for your service. the wall street journal profiled some afghan women and these are some of the comments the women made. today i am afraid to show my photos. i m hiding myself. i had my liberty and freedom. we went to the gym, restaurants, everythings that changed in a week. another female student says a week ago we were planning on how to study and work but now everyone is scared to death our dreams are gone. their dreams were shattered overnight. what s your reaction? well, i feel the same way. the gains that were made by women in afghanistan were significant. and they were able to go to school, to obtain leadership positions in their communities. and all of that is being s
through precision s decisions not military war fighters. and military war fighters are great leaders. that s why they are called to service, it s always fantastic. they have already done public service in defending all of us. at the same time you can understand the frustration because it s like nobody gets in to the service to fight a war and lose a war or have a politician take you out of the game. and, you know, some people, we have all gotten letters and texts from people who are saying that s so depressed at what we did, what we did. baker mayfield is the quarterback for the cleveland browns. and he had a pep talk for active military members yesterday at training camp. we have got share it with you. listen to this. thank you for everything you sacrificed and continue to sacrifice. if there are any veterans here continue to thank you as well. i want to say thank you on behalf of the cleveland browns. thank you for allowing us to play this game that we love. we appreciate you mor