i mean there had to be a response obviously to isis-k, to let them know that any, you know, attempted provocation or additional attack was going to be dealt with severely, and i think it is good to have that. we should be cautious though i think of when the administration or any kind of intelligence indicates that someone controlled by a drone strike, you know, we know over the past 20 years that often that may not be the right person, there s uncertainty. we are using drones that doesn t exist when you are using boots on the ground directly in contact, so we should be skeptical about that. but the president should provide credible deterrence and he needs to act when it is credible. so it is good to continue to do this to anyone that would do us harm. eric, you wrote an op-ed in politico about non-golf shot efforts there to try to evacuate people there. i want to read from your piece. you say a diverse group of volunteers, veterans, hill staffers, private sector employees, member
welcome back, everybody. we are learning new details today from the pentagon on the rapidly changing situation in afghanistan including now getting u.s. troops out of the country. with three days to go until president biden s august 31st deadline, pentagon press secretary john kirby confirms u.s. troops at the kabul airport have begin retrograde. reporter: have u.s. troops begun retrograde, withdrawal from the airport? we have begun retrograding. reporter: can you sage anything about the number who have left? i cannot. joining me tim kuld owe, former captain who served in iraq and afghanistan. and eric edgeton. tim, you told my colleagues a few days ago you were glad to see operations in afghanistan coming to an end, but what are your thoughts on how it is coming to an end and what does the retrograde mean for an