there s a sense that the time to be working on that sort of thing was months ago. and that now, there s a very real, political reality, on the ground, facing the government. which is that the taliban have won. they have taken, you know, an incredible amount of territory, in a very short time. and recently, we see them sweeping through major cities, without even having to fire a single shot. now, they re at the gates of kabul. they ve made it clear that they intend to come in. they want to come in, peacefully. so, the question becomes, what kind of a deal can be hammered out? and can president ashraf ghani be a part of that deal? i think, a lot of people speculate that it s only a matter of time, before his resignation will be forthcoming. there are reports that he s, sort of, looking for an exit ramp that would allow him to to save face. but again, we may well be past that point. yeah. i wouldn t imagine they would allow him to stay in any capacity, given that they refuse to even n
because we are u.s. interests and the preservation of u.s. lives is, also, important. but this is a moral question, more than a question of of money or weighing um what what we achieved in in in pure, hard interest. it s more of a moral question about what is a right and wrong and what do we value? yeah, it s it s all very depressing to to contemplate. really appreciate your analysis, carter, thank you so much for being with us. thank you very much. have a great evening. haiti is under a state of emergency, following a major earthquake that s killed hundreds of people. according to the u.s. geological survey, the 7.2-magnitude quake struck about 7-8 miles west of the capital, port-au-prince, on saturday morning. at least 304 people are now confirmed dead, and thousands of others injured. but there s fear, the death toll could rise much higher, possibly into the thousands. the earthquake is, yet, another burden for haiti, a nation that seems to be in the constant