in afghanistan say. hello and welcome to cross talk where all things considered i'm peter lavelle during the trumpet ministration the u.s. agreed to leave afghanistan by may 1st the biden administration is wavering over this commitment they claim the conditions on the ground are not favorable for withdrawal this begs the question what can be done now that has not been tried for the past 20 years. across talking afghanistan i'm joined by my guest abrams in boston he's a professor of political science at northeastern university and author of rules for rebels the science of victory in militant history in omaha we have say or gen he. he's director of the center for afghan studies at the university of nebraska at omaha and in moscow we have banks teams such golf he is an expert at the russian international affairs council are gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok i want to go to max 1st here my question there what can be what can be done

want to stand up for afghanistan go ahead. well i think it's not fair to compare against and i'm going to have selections supporting including including from from russia and from a lot of countries around the world that don't like united states so it wouldn't be fair to compare afghanistan he has the tactical situation might be a little bit similar but overall go back to the deal max talked of what it was a flop from get go actually don't talk about did not fulfill their promises of course next repeated kind of by going nuts and or their contact with al qaeda they also comus to be used by it and actually they did the opposite increase the violence they also did not get engaged in talk to that can come in and good well they're exploiting the situation and to call it a ceasefire nothing has happened so far the student is so complex that it requires time more than either the deal did not. come many did not because of the competence of view of the situation on the ground the reality so different. and it's not complicated i don't u

the law hopes that someday they will be peace in afghanistan so that his sacrifice was not in vain. my colleagues some of peter's men is here now on the set she has reported extensively for my afghanistan for years and we're so grateful to have you here with us in person sunday now we are expecting lawmakers to decide whether to extend them the mandate what are your expectations well clearly in parliament we see a huge majority that's for sure if you asked me but if you would asked the populace how do they feel about germans troops still being deployed in afghanistan i think you would get a very different on softer 2 decades people simply want to know what are we still doing there looking at what we have achieved and if you look at what we have achieved what the troops have achieved this whole military mission can you we see better infrastructure new universities schools treats roads richest all of that but the most important thing peace and stability we don't have that afghanistan is still a country at war and terror is still a part of everyday life in this country as you know one

across talking afghanistan i'm join. by my guest max abrams in boston he's a professor of political science at northeastern university and author of rules for rebels a science of victory in militant history and omaha we have sayer gen he is director of the center for afghan studies at the university of nebraska at omaha and in moscow we have. he is an expert at the russian international affairs council are gentlemen cross titles in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok i want to go to max 1st hear my question there what can be what can be done now that we haven't tried for the last 20 years we have the 2nd we had the pentagon chief in afghanistan on a listening tour what in the world can he hear that he hasn't been told we've all been told for 20 years go ahead max. i think that that's exactly the right question and it's an obvious question but it's not actually the point of emphasis in washington d.c. what washington d.c. likes to point out is that afghanistan is an absolute mess

afghanistan. all. we. speak that internationally and nationally and it become a symbol i mean it's a patient lot of women in afghanistan for the last 5 years ok so a release is a very full all are i'm sorry to cut you off we are out of time better or grateful to you for bringing us this rare piece of good news from afghanistan dr ahmed nasser sunset some us from the afghanistan national institute of music thank you so much for speaking to us here on al-jazeera thank you for giving me this opportunity . that one of iraq's religious minority groups which has survived for centuries is now rapidly disappearing the mundane say security issues are forced many of their members into hiding some of engine fate has more from baghdad as followers gather to mark a sacred ceremony known as the punch a festival. with men women and children submerged in running water of the tigris river. to cleanse their bodies and wash away their sins this baptism is amending and ritual also known as sabby and in iraq they are

>> afghanistan is a place the military and the community often find themselves lost. this is one of the major themes in the early part of the book is the military trying to find it's round anditsround and understand who to trust and having a difficult time. this is the case throughout afghanistan, but in the provinces where the value runs, there is the additional problem of being a diverse area. you've got people that speak pasto, many speak dari. but then there's the valleys that have their own languages and some have tiny pockets of other languages that it was almost impossible for the forces to penetrate. and they became incredibly relyingreliant on these interpreters working for one commander after another so they wind up being very valuable sources for me as well and in some cases african-american interpreters but they also in many ways have these soldiers alive and the great responsibility for one's success as short-lived as it may have been. >> [inaudible] in 2010 asking the question are we building a nation, are we chasing terrorists, is it counterinsurgency a

in afghanistan to women to girls to men to their lead to anyone. i think nobody likes taliban to return and it's not only us i think if it's about the question of a unified democratic and peaceful afghanistan that's what we want the people of afghanistan this is what our international partners one i think there is no question of that well i think again if people go out and to just express their wheels on certain things in social social media i think they can do that but that shouldn't be the benchmark for our judgment about the entire let's say that those critical and vital process is that we are leading in the gov other groups are under threat in your country as well there's been a recent surge in killings especially of journalists human rights activists the traditional workers doctors clerics the u.n. reports $700.00 people were murdered in targeted killings last year an increase of 45 percent over the previous year are you powerless to protect your civilians. no i think that's a reality that we we know that they exist but we also know that who i

in afghanistan to women to girls to men to their lead to anyone. i think nobody likes taliban to return and it's not only us i think if it's about the question of a unified democratic and peaceful afghanistan that's what we want the people of afghanistan this is what our international partners one i think there is no question of that well i think again if people go out and to to just express their wheels on certain things in social social media i think they can do that but that shouldn't be the benchmark for our judgment about the entire let's say that those critical and vital process is that we are leading in the go other groups are under threat in your country as well there's been a recent surge in killings especially of journalists human rights activists the traditional workers doctors clerics the u.n. reports $700.00 people were murdered in targeted killings last year an increase of 45 percent over the previous year are you powerless to protect your civil unions. no i think that's a reality that we we know that they exist but we also know that

involvement in afghanistan. pres. biden: it is going to be hard to meet the may 1 deadline, at least in terms of tactical reasons, hard to get those troops out. so what we have been doing, what i have been doing and what secretary blinken has been doing, has been we have been meeting with our allies, those other nations that have nato allies who have troops in afghanistan as well. and if we leave, we are going to do so in a safe and orderly way. but the question is under what circumstances do we need an agreement that was made by president trump to leave under a deal that looks like it has not been able to be worked out to begin with. how is that done? but we are not staying a long time. >> do you think it is possible -- biden: we will leave. the question is when we leave. >> do you believe it is possible we could have troops there next year? biden: i can't picture that being the case. host: ambassador wayne, almost comments from the president? guest: well, i think it is important to remember that if we have a differe

in afghanistan to women to girls to men to their lead to anyone. i think nobody likes taliban to return and it's not only us i think if it's about the question of a unified democratic and peaceful afghanistan that's what we want the people of afghanistan this is what our international partners won i think there is no question of that well i think again if people go out and to just express their wheels on certain things in social on social media i think they can do that but that shouldn't be the benchmark for our judgment about the entire let's say that those critical and vital process is that we are leading in the go other groups are under threat in your country as well there's been a recent surge in killings especially of journalists human rights activists the traditional workers doctors clerics the u.n. reports $700.00 people were murdered in targeted killings last year an increase of 45 percent over the previous year are you powerless to protect your civilians. no i think that's a reality that we we know that they exist but we also know that who

has been at war against afghanistan since 1979 s. when the afghans dared to have a socialist government and it dared to align with the soviet union and dared to you know create democratic reforms or try to like a minimum wage the right to form unions women and girls having a chance to go to school us in the cia were to war against their government so now here we are 42 years later the u.s. has been there just as it's in iraq analysts lee it doesn't benefit the people in afghanistan will what comes next be better well it'll be better no bombs being dropped on your wedding parties bombs dropped on your villages but it doesn't mean that afghanistan is going to be you know in a good political space the recent talks of the taliban were held in moscow of course well what could russia's role be in afghanistan's future do you think. well well russia and and also china and and also india even though india has been considered to be a guarantor for the existing afghan government while pakistan was essentially the guarantor for the tell in all o

afghanistan, china is a neighbor of afghanistan. myanmar, after the coup, the u.s. knows china is the country that has the most power to change the views of the generals. they would like to craft a new relationship where they can put aside the issues where they do not agree and very publicly disagree, but at the same time work together on other issues. it all depends on these meetings taking place over the next few hours. >> the u.s. and china, obviously, the two biggest economies. we have seen china grow, not just as a regional power but a power that increasingly has global influence. the u.s., we are even seeing it with the vaccine program, the chinese vexing going to many parts of the world. would you agree with that? would you say we are seeing a global power? >> absolutely. china's rise has been amazing and terms of its economic rise. at the same time, they are spending vast amounts on their military power prorated many observers say if there was any sort of confrontation in asia, it is not at all certain the u.s. would win. these talks are trying to avoid any

troops in afghanistan was reduced from 130028600 at this point there are 2500 u.s. troops in afghanistan and they are scheduled to leave on may 1st so you know at this point people have been looking over the conflict in afghanistan 20 years well over 20 years the united states has been in the country there have been many hopes before for a settlement that would stabilize the country those hopes have been repeatedly disappointed but many are looking on and seeing this deal proposed by the biden ministration that would basically be a power sharing agreement bring the the taliban into the afghan government and give them quite a bit of influence within the government and within the security forces no deal like this has been proposed before but people are wondering if their hopes for peace will yet again be disappointed or if this could indeed be a way forward for stabilization of afghanistan. it really is quite the wish list isn't it given the sunni 7 weeks to end what was more than 2 decades of war right kind of moment in new york thank you for that. i spoke with peace

regime the taliban has been given the opportunity to surrender all the terrorists in afghanistan and to close down their camps and operations full warning has been given and time is running out the united states military has begun strikes against al qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the taliban regime and afghanistan this military action is a part of our campaign against terrorism. the past 2 administrations have promised to find an exit strategy our troops will continue coming home at a steady pace by 2014 this process of transition will be complete and the afghan people will be responsible for their own security we will end this war bring our troops home and by the end of next year america's war in afghanistan will be over from got pretty close even promising to set a withdrawal date. we should have the small remaining brave men and women serving in afghanistan home by christmas and have a moment at the end of the year joe biden seems to have come up with a new solution peaceful coexistence between the afghan government and the taliban a proposal that was

conflict it shows their entrance internally within afghanistan on both political parties within the government and the opposition on the other and it shows there and block moment with the parliament's well again russia might be subtly issuing a warning to the united states that if they are ignored in the peace talks or their interests are back it could lead to a redo of what the americans managed to do to the russians with in atlanta the deadline for the final withdrawal of u.s. and nato troops from afghanistan is approaching do you see it happening on time and if not what would that mean for the negotiations. and you would see a lot of analysts saying that and the taliban have been very vocal on everything returning 2.0 it may be that line was not met however i think that it's a very tight deadline to injury david greene can be resolved with regards to the future political order or an actual ceasefire within these 2 months very limited time and again we are already at a point 0 with this in problem negotiations that will even if that happens we will have to restart anyways maybe if

hopes that someday they will be peace in afghanistan so that his sacrifice was not in vain. earlier i spoke to the german lawmaker you're going hard to his the foreign policy spokesperson for the conservative c.d.u. and c.s.u. parties i asked him how uncertainty over the exact date of the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan is affecting germany's decision to stay in the country we want to go super nice lists u.s. decisions on that and secretary blinken told our foreign minister yesterday at brussels on radio and nato conference us taking it this it will take its position soon how to. communicate with partners about the. taking back of troops and about the peace process and we appreciate that we are integrated into that process and that simply could be communicate that with the partners much better and much more intensive as it was the tribals ration mr hart let me just ask you is is it clear that for germany it is not an option to stay in afghanistan if the united states decides to withdraw. the core message always was together and together out without us troops it would be dif

$1300.00 german troops are currently deployed in afghanistan most of them around the northern city of mazar e sharif the german extension comes as the u.s. and nato contemplate when and how to withdraw from the country. europe's largest active volcano erupted overnight for the 16th time since february the southeast crater of mount etna sent lava rocks flying up to 900 meters into the air no injuries or serious damage have been reported after the recent blasts that is the largest of italy's 3 active volcanoes this is you get your news from berlin you can follow us on twitter and instagram news or visit our website. 2 months into his presidency joe biden today set a new goal in the fight against the coronavirus 200000000 shots by his 100th day in office the u.s. should easily surpass this and it fits the biden under promise over deliver approach or will that work in foreign policy china is as unbending as ever u.s. troops are still mired in afghanistan and what about america's gun violence and the thousands of migrant children at the southern border biden never asked for a honeymoon at

peacekeeping mission more than $1000.00 german troops are currently deployed in afghanistan most of them around the northern city of mazar e sharif their mission now is to help train afghan forces the 1st german despair troops were sent in nearly 20 years ago as part of the international coalition against terrorism following the september 11th attacks on the us while the mission has claimed the lives of 59 german soldiers nato is contemplating plans to wind down its presence a pending the outcome of peace talks between the afghan government and the taliban what miller has been to afghanistan 3 times as a soldier in the german armed forces he was 1st deployed at the very beginning of the u.s. led to intervention with just months after the 911 terror attacks. with his service dog eat a word molest task was to track down mines and diffuse them as far as it was an atmosphere of a new beginning was in the air like we can make a difference here we can bring the afghans the security they deserve an explosive detonated 2 weeks into his mission as his team was handling. 5 i said soldiers wer

more than 95% in iraq and afghanistan. we still have substantial presence in a number of countries that are peaceful countries, bahrain, kuwait, qatar, united arab emirates and turkey, and djibouti. we send marines into the broader waterways of the region. we still have quite a substantial military footprint and i think some of that is needed, as you seem to agree. but i think also secretary austin at the pentagon who used to be the general in charge of central command is also right to embark on a global posture review. and i think there's a decent chance he'll be able to whittle away by let's say another 10% to 25% our military footprint in the broader region. i'm thinking about kuwait, bahrain, countries like that. not necessarily places where our troops are at grave risk today. but still where perhaps we could -- reduce the cost of the taxpayer and reduce our exposure a little bit further. in that sense, i'll go along with the spirit of your question even though i don't think there's a basis for a dramatic additional do

in afghanistan to women to girls to men to their lead to anyone. i think nobody likes follow on to return and it's not only us i think if it's about the question of a unified democratic and peaceful afghanistan this is what we want the people of afghanistan this is what our international partners one i think there is no question of that well i think again if people go out and to just express their wheels on certain things in social on social media i think they can do that but that shouldn't be the benchmark for our judgment about the entire let's say that those critical and vital process is that we are leading in the go other groups are under threat in your country as well there's been a recent surge in killings especially of journalists human rights activists the traditional workers doctors clerics the u.n. reports $700.00 people were murdered in targeted killings last year an increase of 45 percent over the previous year are you powerless to protect your civilians. no i think that's a reality that we we know that they exist but we also know that

participation in this war in afghanistan immediately should it see fit. and i think it's worth noting that even if all of this is sincere and succeeds and there is a new government and a troop withdrawal the u.s. is is openly committing to continuing to arm and fund the afghan military which is not exactly the who lives the most likely path to peace and as it does feel like quite a few bold suggestions are here after 2 decades all those lives lost all that money that spent some of this something of an admission of defeat on the u.s. side. all well they will put it in those terms but i don't know what else it could possibly be i think that if there is any lesson to be learned here it is never do anything like this ever again us stop trying to overthrow governments in venezuela and elsewhere around the world immediately this is a tragedy however it plays out however long the troops remain for the people of afghanistan most of whom are very poorly represented by either the afghan government or the taliban and this deal could have been had over 19 years ago w

in afghanistan to women to girls to men to their lead to anyone. i think nobody likes taliban to return and it's not only us i think if it's about the question of a unified democratic and peaceful afghanistan that's what we want the people of afghanistan this is what our international partners one i think there is no question of that well i think again if people go out and to to just express their wheels on certain things in social social media i think they can do that but that shouldn't be the benchmark for our judgment about the entire let's say that those critical and vital process is that we are leading in the gulf other groups are under threat in your country as well there's been a recent surge in killings especially of journalists human rights activists the traditional workers doctors clerics the u.n. reports $700.00 people were murdered in targeted killings last year an increase of 45 percent over the previous year are you powerless to protect your civilians. no i think that's a reality that we we know that they exist but we also know that w

has bringing third wave feminism to afghanistan been good for the people of afghanistan? no evidence that it has, cause disruption.e there's no word for gender or gender equality inf any of thea languages used in afghanistan, it's not their culture. we don't care. the inspector general found that there is quota systems for female politicians. it has backfired. many of the politicians never visited the provinces they "represent." what are we doing and where are we using the military to do it? colonel doug mcgregor is a combat general and senior advisor to the secretary of defense, he's been around the world his entire life and joins now to explain. thank you so much for coming out tonight. why are we using the military to change the afghan family structure? >> i know the justifications sound lofty and moral, but in reality they fall flat. afghanistan for the last 20 years has become the leading supplier of illegal heroin in the world. the heroin production industry in afghanistan employs at least 400 afghans and more people in the afghan military and security police. it's

is afghanistan paying us? no, one of the very poorest nations in the world. 80% of the government is paid for by international partners. that is not going to change in the best of circumstances, for example, the world bank estimates that afghanistan is going to be dependent on international aid throughout this decade. but we do have a lot of other partners. there are more nato partners than there are u.s. troops. there is similarly a lot of economic support from others going into afghanistan and it is interesting that from europe and other places, there is a tremendous amount of this support for trying to get to a devil medic solution that will preserve the rights of those millions of afghan women and young people who have really grown up with the hope of working within the framework of this international coalition that supported afghanistan. the u.s. has been the biggest player in that and we have had partners all along the way in doing this. and there's also a worry that if we leave in a bad way, that chaos

troops would probably not withdraw from afghanistan by that may 1st deadline because. it brings us here to germany lawmakers here have voted to approve a 10 month extension of the country's military mission in afghanistan german troops have been serving there for nearly 2 decades now some of them have deep doubts about the mission and the path to peace w. news spoke to one combat veteran who has been struggling with physical and mental scars since his deployment. well what we learned has been to afghanistan 3 times as a soldier in the german armed forces he was 1st deployed at the very beginning of the u.s. led intervention just months after the 911 terror attacks. with his service dog eagle were last task was to track down mines and diffuse them as far as a base and an atmosphere of a new beginning was in the air like we can make a difference here we can bring the afghans the security they deserve an explosive detonated 2 weeks into his mission as this team was handling it. 5 i said soldiers were killed instantly melissa vive seriously injured and traumatized. 160000

china as a maybrick afghanistan myanmar after the coup the u.s. no china really other country that has the most power to change the view of the generals so what they're hoping here is to craft a new relationship between the 2 countries. what they're not going to agree on everything but they are going to put aside the issues where they don't agree on a dirty publicly disagree but at the same time work together all other issues that's the us good of course it all depends on these these reasons taking place over the next few hours and then into friday and i mean the u.s. and china obviously the world's 2 biggest economies but in the past decade certainly we've seen really seen china grow just as a regional power but a power that increasingly has global influence potentially enough to rival the u.s. we've even seen it with the vaccination program. you know with the chinese vaccine going to many a parts of the world would you agree with that would you say that we really are seeing a global power now. oh absolutely china's rise has been amazing in terms

war in afghanistan began in 2001 but the spy pledges from various presidents to withdraw troops from the water in country there is still around $2500.00 american soldiers there brian becker from nancy coalition believes that america tax dollars could have been better spent. this is amazing levels of waste fraud and abuse and perhaps now you have $2400000000.00 of equipment that's no longer available to be used buildings that were constructed in can't be used because they're industry peer but this is reflective of how the afghan war has gone from the beginning hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent. and i would say tens of billions of dollars have either been looted by american military personnel or their elbows in afghanistan or the money has been completely disregarded so it's fraud and it's abuse the reality is the american government the congress passes these giant military budgets almost a trillion dollars a year and there's no accountability it but if you have these huge bundles of money available to be spent then there's an incentive to make a contract with someone who

troops in afghanistan and they are scheduled to leave on may 1st the united states has been in afghanistan for the past 20 years and at this point many are optimistic about this new proposed deal however it's worth noting that many optimistic moments and proposals for settlements in the country have in the past failed we spoke with a peace activist david swanson he thinks the u.s. needs to draw lessons from 2 decades of failure in afghanistan i think that if there is any lesson to be learned here it is never do anything like this ever again stop trying to overthrow governments in venezuela and elsewhere around the world immediately this is a tragedy however it plays out however long the troops remain for the people of afghanistan most of whom are very poorly represented by either the afghan government or the taliban and this deal could have been had over 19 years ago with a lot of people still alive and trillions of dollars on spent so the obvious number one lesson is never ever do this sort of thing it is immoral and it is criminal. just under 32 minutes that's when i'll be back with anot

as you're aware about an administration is reviewing levels in our commitment to afghanistan. it's a political process going on as well. negotiations with each talent and have some sort of political agreements to company the decision on the security front. what advice do you have to secretary austin vis-cvis afghanistan and our troop presence there . >> trust but verify. >> words that resonate in this room. >> i do not trust the taliban. if they're going to enter into an agreement with the taliban, we have to have some means of verification that the agreement is going to be enforceable and worth entering into and i'm very apprehensive when it comes to china. cannot after spending two decades of love treasure to keep this country safe from what could happen in that part of the world. we can't just walk away and not expect that void to be filled by the same element. >> in our survey, there are about i would say two thirds of those polled, certainly a majority felt we should keep troop levels the same or higher in afghanistan. does that surprise you, is that what you hear in the

and afghanistan it's also an issue in the us. nato and then together nato and afghan assess a very very difficult situation and right now we're 20 years into this war at least with the u.s. and nato involved and there's no clear solution for how to end it and the secretary of state was also quoted as saying they want to leave responsibly so i would leave responsibly and that's a that's an easy question to ask of.

talks about defense policy and priorities included the defense department budget and withdraw from afghanistan hosted by the reagan institute this is over 45 minutes. >> thank you for joining us i am the director of the reagan institute the home of the reagan foundation and the nation's capital were coming to you live across the street with the white house and the auditorium i hope everyone enjoyed st. patrick's day and i hope you fully recover, 40th president love st. patrick's day it today to celebrate the irish roots and have some fun. of course the love of the irish is on display the reagan library as seaman valley and it's true that the pub was founded in ireland president reagan's homeland and remove piece-by-piece the california, a last issue we cannot host our guest today at the pub in the reagan library due to the pandemic but were bullish will be able to do so at the defense form this december. that's not why were here today were not talking yes irish relations or the reagan pub but we are talking defense policy and were very excited to welcome representative mike rogers in alabama h

role models people who have a significant role in our community in afghanistan but also internet and what's worse and what is really frustrating for afghans is the fact that nobody's being prosecuted arrested for example these 3 young women who were assassinated yesterday they'll thora he's arrested a man they maim he's named as sas and they published pictures of him and then later it turned out that this man was actually not the assassin he was someone else but. they felt dorothy's even showed the picture of this alleged assassin to a relative of a few of these victims but later they retracted their statement so this creates a lot of frustration and anger because your thirties failed to prevent these assassinations but the same time. the way they handled these cases it is even more frustrating. talk to us a little bit about the particular groups that get targeted so these women worked in t.v. stations local radio and t.v. stations we've seen journalists targeted specifically in the past tell us about other groups at and why professionals people with the skill set role models you say

afghanistan? there is no evidence that it has. it's caused a lot of disruption. the inspector general's report notes among other things, that there is no word for gender or gender equality in any of the languages used in afghanistan. it's just not their culture. we don't care. the inspector general also found that our quota system for female politicians in afghanistan, bet you didn't think we had one of those but we do it hasn't worked. in fact, it's backfired. many of these politicians have never even visited the provinces that they "represent." what the hell are we doing and why are we using the military to do it? colonel doug mcgregcer a combat veteran, a former senior adviser to the secretary of defense. he's been around this world his entire life and he joins us now to explain. doug, thanks for coming on tonight. why are we using the military to change the afghan family structure? >> i know the justifications sound lofty and moral, but in reality, they fall flat. afghanistan over the last 20

troops are not out of afghanistan by then they should go. because if they do not go. that means they continue after that it will be a. while ation of the agreement that would not be from our site but it would be. around 9000 u.s. troops have withdrawn from afghanistan over the past year pentagon leaders reportedly oppose a full withdrawal saying thousands need to remain in order to support afghan forces and conduct counterterrorism operations washington in kabul wants an immediate cease fire but the taliban says it will negotiate that only as part of peace talks with the afghan government rushes efforts to mediate comes after a year long negotiations in concert between the afghan government and the taliban stalled with it is a well distorted we call on the united states and the taliban to continue to abide by the provisions of the peace agreement supported by the un security council. attacks by the taliban have increased in recent weeks rights groups say there has been a marked rise in the number of targeted killings of government officials civil society leaders and j

military force in afghanistan. every member of congress with the exception of barbara lee voted for that. i thought in the aftermath of 9/11 it was appropriate to go after those who were responsible for the terrible tragedy that took place on our homeland. today, if i go back and change that vote, i probably would. that authorization has been used to justify a continued involvement in afghanistan that has changed and changed and used to justify the luke perry operations in other countries. i voted against the use of military in iraq because i was concerned about these open ended aumfs being used for a president to do whatever the heck you wanted. that's whatever the heck he wanted. i was concerned with democratic republicans -- democrat presidents and republican

afghanistan as it lands. it's very regional of conservation. international press ones like the one they must. go arm and they say are in turkey are places where to see i reel in a very rapid. nice stuff with bent sometimes and then ends or ever we were qualms about if this invasion as not as there is on one woman at this instance if they are in the talks in moscow and it is a major. step and also that some kind of talks and processes are not state into consideration is this somebody very healthy any process that's well in ball and very general him alone commitment to end this are i'm not necessarily at your activity of having a gathering for one day and imagining that it's well and for. but any general when it tends to also make sure that there is no longer memorable sympathy from a vibrant sense inside afghanistan summits people from the. right. we're also call some people. their members. are and this parcel of great things and that is the. people who move around from one country rather country dealing with it if i mean any resources that they