Counterparts throughout the world and our allies, as has the general or, excuse me, i keep calling him a general but my Secretary Of Defense. The fact of the matter is, i have not seen that. As a matter of fact, the exact opposite, ive gotten. The exact opposite thing. Were acting with dispatch. Were committing to what we said we would do. Look, lets put this thing in perspective here. What interest do we have In Afghanistan at this point with Al Qaeda gone . We went to afghanistan for the express purpose of getting rid of Al Qaeda In Afghanistan as well as getting osama Bin Laden, and we did. Imagine just imagine if that attack if Bin Laden had decided, with Al Qaeda, to launch an attack from yemen. Would we have gone to afghanistan . Would there ever be any reason we would be In Afghanistan . Controlled by the taliban . What is the national interest of the united states in that circumstance . We went and did the mission. Youve known my position for a long, long time. Its time to end
Beaten by the taliban, a direct contradiction to what the commanderinchief had said just a short time earlier. And that wasnt the only contradiction from the President S remarks this afternoon. White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich has the latest from the north lawn. Good evening, jackie. Good evening, bret. The biggest news as the president remarked he extended the commitment to evacuate stranded americans to afghan refugees to allies. But it was incredibly unclear by what means he intends to do that and if it will involve american troops. President biden said he is considering Rescue Operations to recover americans and afghan allies stuck behind taliban checkpoints and seemed to open the door to using american troops. This Evacuation Mission is dangerous and involves risks to Armed Forces. I cannot promise what the final outcome will be and what it will bethat it will be without risk of loss. But as commanderinchief, i can assure you that i will mobilize every resource necessary.
Checkpoints, and now u. S. Embassy as alert say the gates may open or closed without notice in that americans should use their best judgment when traveling emphasizing the u. S. Government cannot ensure Safe Passage. We have Team Box Coverage retired fourstar general Jack Keane. We begin with Jennifer Griffin Life at the pentagon with the latest ahead of the president. We have just received news that an american commander has just ordered plates resumed Fro Kabul after a nine hour pause. Fox news has also confirmed the u. S. Military does not have permission to leave the airport in carry out Rescue Operations even though british and french paratroopers are doing so great no american transport planes ha taken off in the past nine hour due to a logistical bottleneck Red Foxes learn the u. S. Military does not have permission from the White House to play people directly to the u. S. Despite preparations being made at three american bases. Many of the afghans who have been flown out, about
With the counterparts throughout the world and our allies as has the general, and i keep calling him the general, but my secretary of defense, and the fact of the matter is that i have not seen that. And as a matter of fact, the exact opposite. I have gotten the exact opposite, and we are acting with dispatch, and committing to doing with what we would do. Put it in perspective here. What interest do we have In Afghanistan at this point with Al Qaeda gone . We went to afghanistan for the express purpose of getting rid of Al Qaeda In Afghanistan as well as, as well as getting osama Bin Laden, and we did. Imagine, just imagine if the attack and Bin Laden had decided with Al Qaeda to launch an attack from yemen, and any reason to be In Afghanistan . Control by the taliban . What is the national interests of the united states in that circumstance . We went and did the mission. You have known my position for a long, long time. It is time to end this war. The estimates of the cost of this wa