country to avoid a can at the trophy, but he didn t listen. and then, he claimed it didn t happen. i recommended that we maintained 2005 level troops in afghanistan. my assessment back in the fall of 20 that we should keep a steady state of 2500 maybe bouncing up to 35 you recollects will, something like that. the input was received by the president and considered by the president. nobody told you your military advisors didn t say, no, you should keep 2500 troops, it s been stable for the last several year, we can continue to do that. no, no said that to me that i can recall. jesse: while president bide season calling how he left afghanistan a, quote, extraordinary success, general milley said the rest of the world doesn t see it that way. our credibility with allies around the world and with adversaries is being reviewed to see which way this is going to go. and i think the damage is one word that could be used. jesse: what about accountability? if you thi
the globe. those statements about the recommendations directly contradict what the president said about the decision. today s testimony before the senate armed services committee featured tough questioning by senators from both parties. we will talk live with nebraska republican senator deba fisher who joined in that questioning today. we ll talk to her later in the show. first up tonight jennifer griffin live from the pentagon with the latest. good evening, jennifer. good evening, bret. u.s. comeashts admitted they have very few levers to stop. the military s top adviser agreed with the republican senator that the war s end was a failure logistical success but logistical failure. military advisers testified they did not advise pulling all u.s. troops out of afghanistan. i recommended that we maintain 2500 troops in afghanistan. i also have view that the withdrawal of those forces would lead inevitably to the collapse of the afghan military forces and eventually the afg
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Parole. jared ramos was found criminally responsible for killing the five with a shotgun at the capital gazette s office in june of 2018. ramos had pleaded guilty but not criminally responsible to all 23 counts against him using maryland s version of an insanity defense. the virginia s governor s race is getting increasingly nasty tonight. there are allegations democrats are using questionable tactics to smear the republican candidate. and, of course, in any tight race, the allegations go the other way, too. chief washington correspondent mike emanuel takes a look tonight. good evening, mike. bret, good evening. the group called virginia pac is trying to drive a wedge between republican glenn youngkin and key constituency gun owners. running ads on social media questioning youngkin s commitment to the second amendment. the ads are circulating while early voting in virginia is underway. a spokeswoman for the youngkin campaign tells fox, quote:
Plus for a limited time, ask how to get a $500 prepaid card when you upgrade. call today. no one told you your military advisers tell you no we should just keep 2500 troops it s been a stable situation for the last several years we can do that and continue to do that. no, no one said that to me that i can recall. i recommended that we maintain 2500 troops in afghanistan. maintained consistent throughout we should keep a state of 2500 and could bounce up to 3500 something like that. their input was received by the president and considered by the president. it was also clear and clear to him that that would not be a long standing recommendation. that there would need to be escalation increase in troop numbers. it would also mean war with the taliban. is he the commander-in-chief. he is the president. he makes decisions about what s in the national interest and he believed we should end the war. bret: he made this decision, president biden did.