The decisions were led by the State Department missions. The troop levels were led by the State Department decisions. So when you saw Bagram close, that was a State Department and Joe Biden decision. When you saw us only have 600 troops in Kabul, when the Turks had 900, the Brits had 500, that was a decision driven by the State Department. So they own this, not the military. So when you hear Jake Sullivan say that the President met with all of his military leaders and there was no one who objected to it, that is a prevarication. (01:12–01:22)
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Asserts that the decision to have only 600 U.S. troops in Kabul was driven by the State Department.
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