back in. then we saw the rise of isis there. he had to go back in because there were real threats against americans in the hem land and allies in homeland andal a lies in europe 6789 this. the question will be does he have the fortitude to go back in if that s what it takes because that is what it will take, having withdrawn from the area. and to your earlier question, whether you can trust the taliban, the answer is absolutely not. you see what happens when the u.s. trusts the taliban, they didn t comply with the agreement to help americans get through the gates to the airport. you can t trust the taliban, can t trust isis. here we are, relying on them to take control of the country we know has been headquarters for terrorism in the past. arthel: so even if it s deemed strategically critical to redeploy u.s. troops back to afghanistan, who will go with us, which allies and how effective could such a move be at this juncture. that s a really important point. one of the things that