Whether the attacks on their bases by these militias will continue. thank you very much. let s get some analysis and bring in admiraljames stavridis, retired four star us naval officer, currently an 0perating executive of the carlyle group. good to have you on the programme, thank you forjoining us. when america says that their forces are needed there now because of the defeat of the islamic state, that s not strictly speaking truth, is a? is only a few days ago that the islamic state suicide bomber killed 35 people. islamic state suicide bomber killed 35 n-eole. , ., islamic state suicide bomber killed 35 n-eole. ., 35 people. indeed, you are absolutely 35 people. indeed, you are absolutely correct. - 35 people. indeed, you are absolutely correct. let s i 35 people. indeed, you are | absolutely correct. let s not 35 people. indeed, you are - absolutely correct. let s not forget we ve seen this precise movie before. when i was supreme allied commander of nato we had a significant nat
On the withdrawal of uk troops, which he confirmed is almost complete. but likejoe biden, he maintains the uk has not abandoned the afghan government. i hope that no one will leap to the false conclusion that the withdrawal of our forces somehow means the end of britain s commitment to afghanistan. we are not about to turn away, nor are we under any illusions about the perils of today s situation and what may lie ahead. i m joined now by admiraljames stavridis he is a former nato supreme allied commander, his new book, just out is 2034 a novel of the next world war. we should focus on this wire for a second. i want to take you back to the speech this afternoon. joe biden said we achieved our objectives, we did not go to nation build. united states spent $2 trillion in afghanistan. that s a lot of money to root out al-qaeda and osama bin