what was happening in front of our eyes saw that our men and women were not in a pursuit of the enemy, as we had been for almost 20 years. we were running and we were trying to get out of there as fast as possible. this hasty exit was not necessary to finish what we had started 20 years ago. it was not necessary. ryan, and all the men and women in uniform, stand and they take orders and they do their responsibilities, and they face the consequences of not doing them. where in congress, where in our nation s capitol, who will stand up and say, i messed up ? i am responsible? who will do that.
carriers to the persian gulf, it makes it extremely difficult to understand what is going on in afghanistan. president biden has limited what our troops can do to rescue people and to conduct special operations. we have done some lately, but the hands of our military and the cia tied until the last few days. trace: i want to read this. this is michael goodwin from the op-ed new york post, truly if he accepted responsibility, biden would own up to the obvious fact that his actions played a big role in this horrific outcome. instead, his claim every commander agreed with him on the withdrawal plan is a bald-faced lie. we know for certain military argued against this hasty exit. gave alternatives but he sent for no, 50 years joe biden has always known that when things go off the rail, he dares to hide behind the generals. i think the big picture michael goodwin is trying to paint here is the fact the president is
what are china s interests in the region? reporter: it all comes down to one word, stability. monday china s foreign minister spoke with the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and, yes, he slammed america s hasty exit from afghanistan but he also signaled that china was willing to work with the united states in order to create a soft landing for afghanistan, in order to promote stability for the country as the taliban retake the country. the goal here is to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe, to avoid a civil war and to avoid a return to becoming a haven for terrorists. even before the taliban took over afghanistan yet again, relations were warming between taliban and beijing. we ll bring up the video of events that took place just last month in july where the chinese more than minister welcomed a delegation of high level taliban leaders to the chinese port city and he called again, this was a month ago an important
being done. president trump himself weighed in, and said it s not about leaving afghanistan, it is about the incompetence of leaving afghanistan so you have those voices. democrats were less vocal but many of them still very unhappy and uneasy, they have been focusing on the humanitarian consequences especially for women and girls is the taliban take over. they are also upset about the delay in getting out those people who help the americans, they have been asking some of them for a refugee evacuation plan for their allies for some time and it has been very y slow so at all. in the end, i think they are also worried about the fact that their commander in chief, the image that is going to be associated with not happy at all. in the end, i think they are also worried about the fact that their commander in chief, the image that is going to be associated as the september the 11th anniversary is that hasty exit, or it looks shambolic from afghanistan and the taliban are taking over the coun
in washington, d.c. jillian: first we go to ryan chilcote with the latest developments from overnight. reporter: chaotic scenes at the airport in kabul as thousands of people try to flee the country. keep in mind, that airport in the afghan capital is the best bet for most people to get out of the country right now. most of the borders are controlled by the taliban so if they want to get out, that s their way to get out. there have been reports of gunfire at at the airport this morning and there have been reports and video in fact on social media of fatalities. we re working to confirm all that now. what is clear is that there has been absolute mayhem at the airport and the hasty exit for the door have caught the u.s. and allies offguard. this is happening with the taliban already in control of most of kabul and much of the country. suffice it to say the united