A better way to love. If the decision was made to pull out, it should not have been a precipitous, chaotic, and unfortunately deadly departure. This afternoon, ill be speaking on the Floor And Max soviak, one of the soldiers and marines killed on the wall trying to help others escape from the tyranny of the taliban. He should never have been put in this position. It was an impossible position. For our troops, for your diplomats. And the impossibility that they faced was due to our policy decisions. There was an alternative. Bagram air base, it was shutdown in the middle of the night with no notice to anybody. It was a surprise. Ive talked to people who know a lot more about the military side of this than i do who tell me that yes, the afghan troops were a disappointment, but thats partly because they were used to having americans provide that close Air Support and if they had had that, they could have pushed back against the taliban. If The General were here, we would hear this. But we
Certain afghanistan will become a Safe Haven for terrorists. I know you and the president have disputed that. What do you think those officials are getting wrong and can you ensure that americans are safer today because of your actions than we were several months ago . We have to deal with the threat of terrorism in Syria And Yemen and deal with the threat of terrorism across and deal with Isis K and have to do so using a wide variety of tools, intelligence capabilities, Defense Cavebil capables and tht to provide to local partners to help them deal with the challenge and what we have shown is in many of the countries i mentioned among others, we have been successful to date in suppressing the Terrorist Threat to the u. S. Homeland in those countries without sustaining a permanent military Presence Or Fighting in a war. And that is what we intend to do with respect to afghanistan, as well. This isnt a question whether were clear eyed about the Terrorist Challenge from afghanistan. Its
Welcome to Meet The Press Daily. President Joe Biden is cutting short his vacation. The president s remarks are scheduled for 3 45 p. M. Eastern time and it comes as pressure is mounting on him about the full withdrawal of troops from afghanistan. The u. S. Has been standing by the withdrawal. The president of afghanistan thread the country and the taliban took full Control Yesterday including occupying the president ial palace and even as the situation became increasingly desperate and chaotic. This was social Media Video from Kabuls Airport where thousands of afghans stormed the tarmac trying to get on to a plane. Any plane at all, to flee the country. The situation forced the u. S. Military to suspend their Evacuation Operations for several hours but they said that flights should be resuming again in the next several hours. Meanwhile Defense Secretary Lloyd austin is sending an additional 1,000 troops to assist in security operations. Bringing the total to close to 6,000. After 20 y
Host the summer games. We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im Wolf Blitzer. You are in the Situation Room. And our coverage continue begins with disturbing new numbers, a dramatic rise in covid cases here in the United States. It has now reached all 50 states. Erica, every trend seems to be heading in the wrong direction. Reporter yeah, thats exactly right, wolf. We are seeing cases rise in all 50 states. Thats something we havent seen in months. Deaths, hospitalizations also up as vaccinations continue to split. One County Health Official from missouri telling cnn earlier today that she actually doesnt think we have seen the worst of it. And that it is fears like that that is promising this change were seeing in southern california. Masks back off in Los Angeles County where new cases are surging. Anything is on the table, you know, if things continue to get worse, which is why we want to take action now. Reporter starting sunday, faces must
Of Dominic Cummings. The latest official figures show eight out of ten people have Covid Antibodies so what does that mean for a final lifting of restrictions . A row between the sussexes and a Buckingham Palace Source over the naming of their new Baby Daughter now a warning from Harry And Meghan s lawyers. Welcome if you have just welcome if you havejustjoined us. In the past few minutes, the us president Joe Biden has arrived in the uk, ahead of a major summit of World Leaders taking place in cornwall this weekend. Joined by First LadyJill Biden, this was the scene as Air Force one arrived at Raf Mildenhall In Suffolk, whether bitins i met i due to meet and greet where the bidens. The bidens are due to meet and greet us troops and families there, before making some remarks to the troops. President biden will then head on to cornwall, where the G7 Summit will be held later this week. Us president Joe Biden departed washington early wednesday, for his first foreign trip since taking of