that as our resources and capabilities in the region dwindled because of the drawdown and we were ordered to draw down by the end of august and we were nothing but honest about the speed with which we had to do that because speed is safety. we wanted to make sure we did this quickly. and it s not just about boots on the ground. the drawdown is about capabilities and resources in the region as we wrapped up our advice and assist in combat missions in afghanistan. which meant we had fewer airplanes, fewer strike capability in the region as we continued to draw down. we were transparent about the fact that we would conduct airstrikes where and when feasible, fully cognisant of the fact that it wasn t always going to be feasible on every day and in every place. but the afghan air force is indigenous and they are in a country, and they did maintain their presence, and there were days where they flew easily twice as many strikes as we did. and they were able to often get on scene q
afghanistan for nearly 20 years. so many missions run out of that base there through the years. sources tell cnn that the white house is confident this is the right move. this, though, despite real concerns including among military advisers about the likelihood of a taliban takeover of the country and also the resurgence of terrorism. up to a thousand troops will remain in afghanistan to guard the u.s. embassy and kabul s airport, some 2300 u.s. service members men and women have died in afghanistan since the war on terror began in 2001. anna coren is in kabul and troop withdrawal preceded very quickly, biden had said a deadline of september 11th and we re well before that. what is the reception there in how scared are they, the afghan people, of what follows? reporter: yeah, two months ahead of schedule, jim. people here really are in disbelief. they knew that was on the cards, they knew that america would have to leave. but just not now. the reason they say that is becaus
joey, if your last name was trump, you know what that would mean. would you be impeached and probably indicted. a grand jury would be summoned immediately if you know what that means anymore. we ll peel back the layers of this report and ask an important question, is the corrupt biden family syndocate impacting foreign policy? another massive cyberattack from putin and the hostile actors that are in russia making a full out of sinny cup joe and it s about to get much worse. later, the extremely expensive dalton school in new york city this private school, showing, well, this cartoon to 6-year-old kids in first grade that teaches kids how to touch themselves. viewer warning, this was shown to 6-year-olds, but probably not appropriate for children. that s my recommendation. if you don t want them to see it, i would just put it on off but come back in 30 seconds. here s a preview. sometimes i touch my peanis because it feels good. sometimes when i m in my bath when my mom pu
too early with us on friday morning. don t go anywhere. morning joe starts right now. but now things are getting better every day. vaccinated friends and family are able to take off their masks, which we just learned! as we got off the plane, and here i had gone out to buy one that was coordinated with my outfit. so you can t win. so businesses are reopening. you know, we re getting back to those things that we lost for so long. hugging the people we love. i mean, how great will that be? i mean, haven t we all missed that just most of all? nice to see you. literally. nice to see you. oh, my gosh. good morning! and welcome to morning joe. it is friday, may 14th, and joe, we start today with this great news. and you can see that jill biden actually finally matched her mask with her outfit. that s like my luck. i finally have matching masks. don t need them, if you re vaccinated, even indoors. it s amazing! it really is such an important thing for the government to sa
pence s good deed will be rewarded. that s a wrap on tonight. something is amissed. the out going president did not attend today s inauguration. president trump was absent. he was nowhere to be seen. where is he? he may be gone but he ll always be with us. i will be watching and i will be listening and i will tell you that the future of this country had never been better. i wish they knew i wish the new administration great luck and success. you are fired! while the future of the virus is uncertain, america can t breathe a sigh of relief with a new steadfast leader, ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. hello. ugh. good luck. this has been this week in covid history. the omicron variant, the last wave of the covid pandemic. we ll play for you the latest outlook from dr. fauci. senate democrats will begin to debate the new voting rights protection even in the face of almost certain failure. we ll discuss why chuck schumer is still forg