Winds to fan the flames of wildfires, a day after one Resort City was forced to evacuate. Rescue operations continue in louisiana after Hurricane Ida left millions of people without power. And the bbc s Sarah Rainsford files her final report from moscow, after being labelled a threat to National Security. At a time where russia is increasingly seeing enemies around, it seems i have been added to the list. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the Globe President biden has delivered a strident defence of the us Evacuation Mission from afghanistan labelling it an extraordinary success. The president struck a defiant tone, in his televised address from the white house, the day after americas 20 Year Presence in the country came to an end. He described the operation to fly more than 120,000 people out of kabul in recent weeks as one of the biggest airlifts in history. And said the decision to leave now was on the unanimous recommendation of all his advisers. We have succeeded
Double jeopardy for the long running us Quiz Show . After the departure of the Executive Producer, over allegations of past offensive comments. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the Globe President biden has delivered a strident defence of the us Evacuation Mission from afghanistan labelling it an extraordinary success. The president struck a defiant tone, in his televised address from the white house, the day after americas 20 Year Presence in the country came to an end. He described the operation to fly more than 120,000 people out of kabul in recent weeks as one of the biggest airlifts in history. And said the decision to leave now was on the unanimous recommendation of all his advisers. We have succeeded in what we set out to do in afghanistan over a decade ago. Then we stayed another decade. It was time to end this war. This is a new world. The Terror Threat has metastasized across the world well beyond afghanistan. We are left with a simple decision. Either fol
Us thAt The war has ended. And they can put out the picture of the last soldier. They say. But we all know it isnt over. Okay. Two reasons. Now, what we do know that is true is that america has lost the last clear chance to cut a different deal. Or to maintain a force in afghanistan until everyone is out or to reclaim the Bagram Air Base to secure exits and to keep an eye on one of the most if not the most fertile Terror Spots in the world. So you can say this has ended, but it certainly is not over. Two reasons. First, the immediate. As many as 200 americans are still there, and look, i have never trusted the numbers, not because im cynical. Im just being skeptical from a practical perspective. I dont know how they know how many people there are on the ground. And they have said themselves, even At The White House level, thAt They cant be sure. So they say 200. 100, 200. Americans are still on the ground who want today get out and couldnt. An unknown number of families who believed am
Us that the war has ended. And they can put out the picture of the last soldier, they say. But we all know it isnt over. Okay . Two reasons. Now, what we do know that is true is that america has lost the last clear chance to cut a different deal. Or to maintain a force in afghanistan until everyone is out or to reclaim the Bagram Air Base to secure exits, and to keep an eye on one of the most, if not the most, fertile Terror Spots in the world. So, you can say this has ended. But its certainly not over. Two reasons. First, the immediate. As many as 200 americans are still there. And, look, i ever never trusted the numbers, not because im cynical. Im just being skeptical from a practical perspective. I dont know how they know how many people there are on the ground. And they have said, themselves, even at the white House Level that they cant be sure. So they say 200. 100. 200. Americans are still on the ground who wanted to get out and couldnt. An unknown number of families who believed
Drone strike was [inaudible] was that the only option you guys used . Was there any other option to stop that bomb in the vehicle in i will let The General ill ask The General to provide context. Only thing i would say is that weve used the Word Dynamic a lot. It sounds like pentagon speak. But thats really how the best way to describe the threats were facing dynamic, moving, fluid, quick. Because thats how isisk operates. And we have to try to be as quick and nimble as they are. And when you have what we believe to be an imminent threat and we believe this to be an imminent threat we took the action we believed was the most necessary at the best opportunity to thwart that attack. Commanders will always minimize collateral damage. That is one of the key tenets of how we operate. In this case like mr. Kirby said, that this strike prevented a highprofile attack against both coalition u. S. Forces and other afghan civilians. And so as we look at the information that we had during the time