We were on Afghan territory, fighting the counterterrorism fight, alongside Afghans, alongside

allies from NATO, using intelligence assets that we had developed to find bin Laden and kill him in Pakistan.

That 20 years bought us a piece that I did not think possible on September 12th.

This week is the 20th anniversary of September 11th attacks.

20 years ago, 19 al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airliners, three of which hit their targets.

Tower 1 and Tower 2

of the World Trade Center, as well as the Pentagon. Those attacks resulted in 2,997 deaths

and 25,000 injuries altering forever the fabric of American life. The following day, in an address

to the nation, President George W. Bush declared war on the terrorists who committed these acts.

This is an enemy that tries to hide, but it won't be able to hide forever.

This is an enemy that thinks its harbors are safe, but they won't be safe forever.

Closely involved with the decisions and operations to come was National Security Advisor Rice, who joins us today to discuss the anniversary and the latest developments we've witnessed

the past few weeks in Afghanistan.

Condoleezza Rice went on to become the Secretary of State during President Bush's second term,

and before this administration, Secretary Rice also served on the National Security Council for President H.W. Bush.

Now, she is director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

In response to that dark moment in September 2001, Secretary Rice led the charge of transformational diplomacy,

efforts by the United States to develop democratic systems of government throughout the Middle East.

With the incredibly fast fall of a Democratic Afghan government that the United States to develop democratic systems of government throughout the Middle East. With the incredibly fast fall of a democratic Afghan government that the United States co-developed

will get her reaction and thoughts on how the current administration could and should have handled

the situation. Plus, what Secretary Rice makes of the idea that Afghanistan was a so-called

endless war and what we have forgotten in America

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