sweeping across the various districts, why wasn t the decision taken to halt the withdrawal at that point, when it seemed like [inaudible]? you re talking about the withdrawal of 2500? because that s what we re talking about. those 2500, you have to separate the 2500 from the infantry battalion, the 82nd airborne units, those are different type units. that 2500 that drew down, those are advisors. those aren t the kind of guys that do those. those are two different operations. one is withdrawal of forces which we were directed to withdraw under the conditions that existed in late spring, early summer, that s a retrograde of force. we had to close 11 camps. had to transfer those camps to the afghan security forces, etc. that s one option. one operation. the second operation is the neo. that s triggered then by a series of deteriorating conditions that occur in late july, early august, and then the
they have made repeatedly, the president has said it and they continue to make it, they don t believe that having 2,500 troops which is what the president drew down from was something they could sustain past the may 1st deadline with the taliban. they thought what you are seeing now with the taliban in term. security forces, so their decision was withdraw or something the president did not want to do and they are in this place. they knew it was possible, just not this quickly. a conversation on this does not here. cnn s phil mattingly, clarissa ward and others, hanks for those insights. coming up, awaiting a vaccine booster shot. that along with all the latest pandemic newsis still ahead. we wanna buy your car.
From Anne Grant, Fareham: The interesting and informative letter from Roger Bunney (CP 29-01-21), about the Second World War Ventnor ‘Y station’ on Rew Down, brought back memories of a letter I received in March 2015 from Mrs Rose Davies of Shrewsbury. Rose, who was 98 when she wrote to me, shared her memories of being stationed on the Island during the Second World War. Rose said: “I joined up and went through training on the mainland, to use radar. I was then posted to Ventnor in July 1943. I was working on very new equipment which tracked shipping in the area, including across the English Channel on D-Day on June 6, 1944.