Cheney: Biden Handed Taliban, al Qaeda, ISIS an Entire Country as a Sanctuary

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Thanks for ░░░░░░░░ me Chuck Joining me ░░░░░░░░ is Republican congresswoman Liz ░░░░░░░░ of Wyoming Welcome back ░░░░░░░░ Meet the Press Thank ░░░░░░░░ Chuck I know you ░░░░░░░░ with the withdrawal decision ░░░░░░░░ Let s focus short ░░░░░░░░ here The National security ░░░░░░░░ did say if the ░░░░░░░░ gets advice that more ░░░░░░░░ are needed to get ░░░░░░░░ out then he would ░░░░░░░░ open to that Given ░░░░░░░░ situation should that be ░░░░░░░░ next course of action ░░░░░░░░ have to ensure that ░░░░░░░░ get every American out ░░░░░░░░ we have to ensure ░░░░░░░░ we get out the ░░░░░░░░ that helped us That ░░░░░░░░ our duty That s ░░░░░░░░ responsibility As you pointed ░░░░░░░░ Chuck what you re ░░░░░░░░ unfold on the ground ░░░░░░░░ a complete catastrophe To ░░░░░░░░ The National security adviser ░░░░░░░░ it s complexity a ░░░░░░░░ turbulence or that this ░░░░░░░░ a Civil War is ░░░░░░░░ at odds with reality ░░░░░░░░ mission in Afghanistan was ░░░░░░░░ deny terrorists a sanctuary ░░░░░░░░ Biden decision now to ░░░░░░░░ withdraw has handed them ░░░░░░░░ entire country has in ░░░░░░░░ ensured not just the ░░░░░░░░ but Al Qaeda ISIS ░░░░░░░░ haqqani network terrorist organizations ░░░░░░░░ want to attack the ░░░░░░░░ States now have an ░░░░░░░░ country as a sanctuary ░░░░░░░░ which to do so ░░░░░░░░ the Taliban a direct ░░░░░░░░ to the United States ░░░░░░░░ not Absolutely What makes ░░░░░░░░ say that Absolutely The ░░░░░░░░ make me say that ░░░░░░░░ know the Taliban has ░░░░░░░░ renounced Al Qaeda This ░░░░░░░░ one of the things ░░░░░░░░ was such an indefensible ░░░░░░░░ by the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ President Trump and secretary ░░░░░░░░ state Pompeo designed to ░░░░░░░░ a surrender agreement with ░░░░░░░░ Taliban President Trump s ░░░░░░░░ security adviser H R ░░░░░░░░ basically accused secretary of ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo at the time ░░░░░░░░ the president He called ░░░░░░░░ a surrender agreement It ░░░░░░░░ absolutely We sat down ░░░░░░░░ negotiated with terrorists because ░░░░░░░░ completely excluded the Afghan ░░░░░░░░ from those negotiations We ░░░░░░░░ credibility to the Taliban ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo told us that ░░░░░░░░ Taliban was going to ░░░░░░░░ Al Qaeda They told ░░░░░░░░ that the Taliban was ░░░░░░░░ to fight terrorists They ░░░░░░░░ the Afghan national government ░░░░░░░░ did to release 5 ░░░░░░░░ prisoners We completely undercut ░░░░░░░░ Afghan national government absolutely ░░░░░░░░ the Taliban We know ░░░░░░░░ public reporting that the ░░░░░░░░ that agreement was signed ░░░░░░░░ Taliban went to members ░░░░░░░░ the Afghan national army ░░░░░░░░ said the Americans are ░░░░░░░░ you you should lay ░░░░░░░░ your arms when the ░░░░░░░░ comes or we ll ░░░░░░░░ you and your families ░░░░░░░░ led directly to the ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing today ░░░░░░░░ you think President Biden ░░░░░░░░ have gotten out of ░░░░░░░░ agreement He feels we ░░░░░░░░ have paid a high ░░░░░░░░ maybe even with more ░░░░░░░░ on our soldiers on ░░░░░░░░ ground I think there ░░░░░░░░ no question President Biden ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ States He s had ░░░░░░░░ problem in reversing course ░░░░░░░░ other things He decided ░░░░░░░░ s going to rejoin ░░░░░░░░ jcpoa rejoin the Paris ░░░░░░░░ accord He s reversed ░░░░░░░░ number of decisions of ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration In this ░░░░░░░░ where absolutely the U ░░░░░░░░ National security requirement was ░░░░░░░░ maintain a presence on ░░░░░░░░ ground to help to ░░░░░░░░ embolden and train the ░░░░░░░░ bearing the brunt of ░░░░░░░░ and fighting for us ░░░░░░░░ Biden ignored the advice ░░░░░░░░ his military leadership and ░░░░░░░░ instead he s going ░░░░░░░░ withdraw All you need ░░░░░░░░ do is look at ░░░░░░░░ is unfolding today look ░░░░░░░░ the interview we just ░░░░░░░░ The fact that we ░░░░░░░░ now somehow relying on ░░░░░░░░ Taliban to protect Americans ░░░░░░░░ the White House is ░░░░░░░░ what we know is ░░░░░░░░ on the ground which ░░░░░░░░ Americans are being beaten ░░░░░░░░ from getting to the ░░░░░░░░ of the airport and ░░░░░░░░ being held hostage 10 ░░░░░░░░ ago we had a ░░░░░░░░ that showed over 70 ░░░░░░░░ Americans thought that this ░░░░░░░░ going to end without ░░░░░░░░ able to leave a ░░░░░░░░ democracy in Afghanistan In ░░░░░░░░ ways the American public ░░░░░░░░ this a decade again ░░░░░░░░ American public 60 say ░░░░░░░░ isn t worth it ░░░░░░░░ seems to be why ░░░░░░░░ s no political support ░░░░░░░░ presidents in a row ░░░░░░░░ tried to get out ░░░░░░░░ the public has not ░░░░░░░░ with them Isn t ░░░░░░░░ fundamentally why we re ░░░░░░░░ out I actually look ░░░░░░░░ it the other way ░░░░░░░░ We need to have ░░░░░░░░ who will tell the ░░░░░░░░ what s necessary help ░░░░░░░░ explain why in fact ░░░░░░░░ need to have a ░░░░░░░░ on the ground in ░░░░░░░░ When you ve got ░░░░░░░░ presidents in a row ░░░░░░░░ said we have to ░░░░░░░░ out Even President Bush ░░░░░░░░ trying to find a ░░░░░░░░ out I think there ░░░░░░░░ no question we have ░░░░░░░░ maintain need to maintain ░░░░░░░░ presence on the ground ░░░░░░░░ forces counterterrorist operations counterintelligence ░░░░░░░░ That allowed us to ░░░░░░░░ the kind of assurance ░░░░░░░░ the Taliban would not ░░░░░░░░ fact take over as ░░░░░░░░ have done and create ░░░░░░░░ a brand new safe ░░░░░░░░ Again it s not ░░░░░░░░ the Taliban It s ░░░░░░░░ haqqani network It s ░░░░░░░░ Qaeda You ve got ░░░░░░░░ The very groups particularly ░░░░░░░░ Qaeda that attacked us ░░░░░░░░ years ago from bases ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan now back into ░░░░░░░░ position where they can ░░░░░░░░ the same again It ░░░░░░░░ seem as if President ░░░░░░░░ is going to pursue ░░░░░░░░ strategy counterterrorism strategy that ░░░░░░░░ similar to what both ░░░░░░░░ Obama and the Trump ░░░░░░░░ started to do late ░░░░░░░░ in how we go ░░░░░░░░ enclaves in Syria and ░░░░░░░░ in Africa Is that ░░░░░░░░ in Afghanistan Right now ░░░░░░░░ If you look at ░░░░░░░░ we are today and ░░░░░░░░ look at the damage ░░░░░░░░ decision has done it ░░░░░░░░ not just damage in ░░░░░░░░ It s damage globally ░░░░░░░░ the United States Look ░░░░░░░░ the members of the ░░░░░░░░ parliament have been saying ░░░░░░░░ us over the course ░░░░░░░░ the last week Look ░░░░░░░░ our NATO allies are ░░░░░░░░ about us The recommendations ░░░░░░░░ re making frankly excluding ░░░░░░░░ We have to as ░░░░░░░░ nation recognize evil in ░░░░░░░░ world When you see ░░░░░░░░ standing outside the Gates ░░░░░░░░ their babies off that ░░░░░░░░ because they know the ░░░░░░░░ is evil As Americans ░░░░░░░░ have to say we ░░░░░░░░ fight that and defend ░░░░░░░░ against future attacks Was ░░░░░░░░ building the step too ░░░░░░░░ In some ways I ░░░░░░░░ you have to build ░░░░░░░░ if you want to ░░░░░░░░ stability It didn t ░░░░░░░░ in Vietnam and it ░░░░░░░░ t work here You ░░░░░░░░ to bind those institutions ░░░░░░░░ s exactly the point ░░░░░░░░ have to be very ░░░░░░░░ There s no question ░░░░░░░░ there were mistakes strategies ░░░░░░░░ that id the on ░░░░░░░░ work strategies that didn ░░░░░░░░ have the resources they ░░░░░░░░ For the United States ░░░░░░░░ be in a position ░░░░░░░░ we need to ensure ░░░░░░░░ is not a safe ░░░░░░░░ that means we ve ░░░░░░░░ to provide the support ░░░░░░░░ to continue to have ░░░░░░░░ Afghans bear the brunt ░░░░░░░░ the fight It means ░░░░░░░░ ve got to help ░░░░░░░░ build the institutions that ░░░░░░░░ withstand the Al Qaeda ░░░░░░░░ Taliban threat that continues ░░░░░░░░ this isn t about ░░░░░░░░ a democracy that looks ░░░░░░░░ the United States It ░░░░░░░░ about what can we ░░░░░░░░ to maintain stability so ░░░░░░░░ don t have further ░░░░░░░░ attacks from Afghan soil ░░░░░░░░ I m out of ░░░░░░░░ Congresswoman Liz Cheney love ░░░░░░░░ get you back here ░░░░░░░░ talk a little about ░░░░░░░░ January 6th committee as ░░░░░░░░ Look forward to it ░░░░░░░░ Chuck Great to be ░░░░░░░░ you When we come ░░░░░░░░ with