Quickly without even any confrontation between taliban and the afghan forces, we started noticing and realizing that the afghan forces were not even willing to fight and protect their city. bret: why do you think the u.s. lost afghanistan? well, not actually a matter of winning or losing. but i think in the end the main question needed to be asked is about the [inaudible] looking at the reasonable from outside, it should be very careful approach and you need to see from within the countries. but important regimes from outside is not sustainable. bret: is that the thing that the u.s. doesn t get about the middle east or hasn t? is that what you are saying? well, i think once what we have seen with the recent u.s. is taking, it s mainly about taking a step back.
Very critical piece. mike pence played a very critical role in this incredibly high-stakes test for our democracy. i think that that probably also underscores, and i think this is why the woodward/costa book is titled peril, in part, because wei we re not out of this yet. we re in a situation that is tenuous. this is a lot at stake. the former president is still trying to do these things. there is a good chunk of the country that s currently listening to him. so that s a really troubling place to be. kasie hunt, thank you so much. always good to see you, john. in a few hours, president biden makes his presidential debut at the united nations general assembly. the president plans to advocate for a global response to the major issues facing the world. i think more than that, the significance is this moment that we are in right now. the united states has struggled with the withdrawal from afghanistan. the united states, extreme tension with key allies like france. that s the setti
Policy but domestically as well. what about this speech? i actually thought it was strong. i thought it was forceful. i thought it had hope. i like a lot of things he discussed regarding diplomacy. i like that he pretty much put it out there, bret, that we, the united states, are the ones that are going to lead the rest of the world. this is so true through climate change and through covid. in other words, we need to work together. we don t need to have these unnecessary wars. we re going to be your leader and in a sense, you need us. and they do. the world does need the united states and the world does need our leadership. i loved the fact that he talked about sudan and bell areduce and he talked about protesters there and i liked the fact that i felt he owned it and took responsibility. he didn t shirk it on afghanistan. but he didn t dwell on it too long in his speech either. bret: bill it, will be interesting to take a poll of what countries think about the u.s. in the wake of
The effort to get people out of afghanistan. especially americans a lot of concern about that not only that but afghans that helped us throughout the war. don t think the americans know the extent qatar has been helping. they see the flights that leave but it s been pretty extensive your role in that. well, actually, bret, what happened since the fall of kabul, i think it s the largest evacuation operation in history. 120,000 being evacuated during the period where u.s. troops were there in afghanistan. 60,000 of them they went another small operation which was totally led by qatar. we have been helping and supporting the refugees who have been [inaudible] qatar offering them flights medical care if
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