Rep. Mark Green: Biden Failed to Understand the Capability of Taliban

RUSH EXCERPT But they ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ devastation look like Jacqui ░░░░░░░░ Hogan thank you so ░░░░░░░░ Griff Even a country ░░░░░░░░ has personally known generations ░░░░░░░░ conflict Afghanistan is in ░░░░░░░░ throes of yet another ░░░░░░░░ and desperate chapter an ░░░░░░░░ tragedy for its long ░░░░░░░░ people Afghanistan is spinning ░░░░░░░░ of control Griff the ░░░░░░░░ N secretary general painting ░░░░░░░░ grim picture of the ░░░░░░░░ unfolding in Afghanistan as ░░░░░░░░ Taliban claims control over ░░░░░░░░ of the country We ░░░░░░░░ joined now by a ░░░░░░░░ who served on the ░░░░░░░░ in Afghanistan Tennessee Republican ░░░░░░░░ and member of the ░░░░░░░░ Armed Services Committee Mark ░░░░░░░░ Congressman thank you for ░░░░░░░░ us on this Saturday ░░░░░░░░ lot of news coming ░░░░░░░░ of Afghanistan Things dwindling ░░░░░░░░ at a rapid pace ░░░░░░░░ your reaction sir Well ░░░░░░░░ s heartbreaking griff I ░░░░░░░░ I had friends who ░░░░░░░░ in Afghanistan and to ░░░░░░░░ it fall apart like ░░░░░░░░ with the way that ░░░░░░░░ president President Biden has ░░░░░░░░ to withdraw our forces ░░░░░░░░ s not about whether ░░░░░░░░ withdraw or not it ░░░░░░░░ about how you withdraw ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo assured me that ░░░░░░░░ Trump was going to ░░░░░░░░ a conditions based withdrawal ░░░░░░░░ president has a basically ░░░░░░░░ said everybody leave And ░░░░░░░░ happened at bagram you ░░░░░░░░ we just left in ░░░░░░░░ middle of the night ░░░░░░░░ it s created an ░░░░░░░░ feeling in the people ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan And the Taliban ░░░░░░░░ are basically routeing them ░░░░░░░░ them Griff congressman earlier ░░░░░░░░ week before we saw ░░░░░░░░ how lightning fast the ░░░░░░░░ would take control of ░░░░░░░░ country this is what ░░░░░░░░ said earlier on Monday ░░░░░░░░ We spent 20 years ░░░░░░░░ up the Afghan national ░░░░░░░░ forces providing them training ░░░░░░░░ all the skill sets ░░░░░░░░ they need to defend ░░░░░░░░ own country It s ░░░░░░░░ time Everyone knew this ░░░░░░░░ would come eventually the ░░░░░░░░ security forces had to ░░░░░░░░ up to protect their ░░░░░░░░ Griff what is your ░░░░░░░░ that now knowing what ░░░░░░░░ ve seen and what ░░░░░░░░ not been standing up ░░░░░░░░ the Afghan national security ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I think it ░░░░░░░░ back to the way ░░░░░░░░ president the current president ░░░░░░░░ Biden is withdrawing You ░░░░░░░░ we didn t even ░░░░░░░░ the afghans we were ░░░░░░░░ bagram air force base ░░░░░░░░ just walked in and ░░░░░░░░ oh wait the Americans ░░░░░░░░ gone And that kind ░░░░░░░░ disrespect clearly makes them ░░░░░░░░ oh the Americans don ░░░░░░░░ have our back And ░░░░░░░░ you communicate that to ░░░░░░░░ in this kind of ░░░░░░░░ with the Taliban surprising ░░░░░░░░ all which could potentially ░░░░░░░░ an intelligence failure that ░░░░░░░░ need to dig into ░░░░░░░░ capability to sin caronize ░░░░░░░░ synchronize attacks across the ░░░░░░░░ their choice is lay ░░░░░░░░ arms and blend in ░░░░░░░░ you know fight to ░░░░░░░░ death And some many ░░░░░░░░ these guys unfortunately are ░░░░░░░░ the former Grefe griff ░░░░░░░░ you say intelligencing failures ░░░░░░░░ you talking about our ░░░░░░░░ of the readiness of ░░░░░░░░ Afghan security forces No ░░░░░░░░ mean our failure to ░░░░░░░░ the capability of the ░░░░░░░░ And Joe Biden has ░░░░░░░░ own this Just a ░░░░░░░░ ago I think it ░░░░░░░░ July he said that ░░░░░░░░ afghans are not going ░░░░░░░░ fall apart And that ░░░░░░░░ assumed based on an ░░░░░░░░ of the capabilities of ░░░░░░░░ Taliban So either a ░░░░░░░░ wasn t listening to ░░░░░░░░ intelligence community or the ░░░░░░░░ community failed to paint ░░░░░░░░ pictureover the capabilities picture ░░░░░░░░ the capabilities of the ░░░░░░░░ of We need an ░░░░░░░░ Committee to find out ░░░░░░░░ s going on on ░░░░░░░░ are we surprised with ░░░░░░░░ speed and this is ░░░░░░░░ kirby yesterday in his ░░░░░░░░ conference why are we ░░░░░░░░ with the speed of ░░░░░░░░ Taliban s assault on ░░░░░░░░ country This should not ░░░░░░░░ the United States of ░░░░░░░░ And the fact that ░░░░░░░░ president predicted that this ░░░░░░░░ t happen only a ░░░░░░░░ ago is a failure ░░░░░░░░ it s Congress is ░░░░░░░░ to need to do ░░░░░░░░ Oversight Committee on this ░░░░░░░░ dig into was this ░░░░░░░░ intelligence committee failure or ░░░░░░░░ the president choose to ░░░░░░░░ what they were saying ░░░░░░░░ and now we have ░░░░░░░░ on the ground We ░░░░░░░░ 3 000 back We ░░░░░░░░ 2 50 in Iraq ░░░░░░░░ 500 in Iraq Could ░░░░░░░░ have been handled perhaps ░░░░░░░░ appropriately Yeah absolutely I ░░░░░░░░ a conditions based withdrawal ░░░░░░░░ you are this is ░░░░░░░░ the hard thing to ░░░░░░░░ in military parlance is ░░░░░░░░ relief in place When ░░░░░░░░ set of military guys ░░░░░░░░ over control to other ░░░░░░░░ guys Now some of ░░░░░░░░ has been progressing for ░░░░░░░░ as you quoted from ░░░░░░░░ earlier But you base ░░░░░░░░ of the stages of ░░░░░░░░ a withdrawal on the ░░░░░░░░ on the ground not ░░░░░░░░ on the calendar or ░░░░░░░░ clock in this case ░░░░░░░░ that s the way ░░░░░░░░ has done it And ░░░░░░░░ time based versus conditions ░░░░░░░░ withdrawal is what s ░░░░░░░░ in the afghans feeling ░░░░░░░░ and losing the will ░░░░░░░░ fight Griff congressman our ░░░░░░░░ may not know or ░░░░░░░░ you are a special ░░░░░░░░ flight sergeant with the ░░░░░░░░ stalkers in Afghanistan Thank ░░░░░░░░ for your tour In ░░░░░░░░ 10 seconds we have ░░░░░░░░ are you taking it ░░░░░░░░ I know a lot ░░░░░░░░ veterans are Of course ░░░░░░░░ lost some very close ░░░░░░░░ there in Afghanistan And ░░░░░░░░ obviously this is to ░░░░░░░░ that we re now ░░░░░░░░ to have I mean ░░░░░░░░ instability that will be ░░░░░░░░ when the Taliban takes ░░░░░░░░ that country this will ░░░░░░░░ all over again just ░░░░░░░░ when Biden and Obama ░░░░░░░░ us out of Iraq ░░░░░░░░ 2011 resulted in ISIS ░░░░░░░░ is a record that ░░░░░░░░ playing over again same ░░░░░░░░ same failure Griff congressman ░░░░░░░░ Green,