Gen. Milley: ‘There Was Nothing that I, or Anyone Else, Saw that Indicated a Collapse of [The Afghan] Army and This Government in 11 Days’

Milley previously said from ░░░░░░░░ podium and in sworn ░░░░░░░░ before Congress that the ░░░░░░░░ clearly indicated that multiple ░░░░░░░░ were possible One of ░░░░░░░░ was an outright Taliban ░░░░░░░░ following a rapid collapse ░░░░░░░░ the Afghan security forces ░░░░░░░░ the government Another was ░░░░░░░░ Civil War and a ░░░░░░░░ was a negotiated settlement ░░░░░░░░ the time frame of ░░░░░░░░ rapid collapse that was ░░░░░░░░ estimated and ranged from ░░░░░░░░ to months and even ░░░░░░░░ following our departure There ░░░░░░░░ nothing that I or ░░░░░░░░ else saw that indicated ░░░░░░░░ collapse of this army ░░░░░░░░ this government in 11 ░░░░░░░░ Central Command submitted a ░░░░░░░░ of plans that were ░░░░░░░░ and approved by the ░░░░░░░░ chiefs of staff the ░░░░░░░░ of Defense and the ░░░░░░░░ These plans are coordinated ░░░░░░░░ and rehearsed to deal ░░░░░░░░ these various scenarios One ░░░░░░░░ those contingencies is what ░░░░░░░░ are executing right now.”