Look, I think absolutely President Biden bears responsibility for making this decision,

but there is no question that President Trump, his administration, Secretary Pompeo,

they also bear very significant responsibility for this.

They walked down this path of legitimizing the Taliban, of perpetuating this fantasy,

telling the American people that the Taliban were a partner

for peace. President Trump told us that the Taliban was going to fight terror. Secretary Pompeo

told us that the Taliban was going to renounce al-Qaeda. None of that has happened.

None of it has happened. That is Congresswoman Liz Cheney holding the president and his predecessor to account for what is happening in Afghanistan right now.

It is a devastating situation there as the Taliban seizes control while America's partners and innocent civilians face the deadly consequences.

We have a team of reporters, experts, and elected officials. and innocent civilians face the deadly consequences.

We have a team of reporters, experts, and elected officials standing by, including one congressman who served in that war zone.

Plus, the battle here at home against the pandemic, millions of schoolchildren head back

into the classroom just as the virus rages back.

We'll talk about the mixed messaging coming from the same people who should be setting an example.

Good morning and welcome to morning, Joe.

It is Monday, August 16th.

Joe's traveling this morning.

Big news this morning.

Complete collapse. Twenty years after the United States toppled the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, the group is on the verge of retaking

political power. Taliban forces entered the capital of Kabul on Saturday, continuing a recent blitz that has seen insurgents

capture more than half of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals. The group overtook abandoned

police posts and reportedly gained control of the Bogram Airfield yesterday, which the U.S.

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