U.S. Military Leaders Testify On Afghanistan, Contradict Biden

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🗓️ 29 September 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Senators grill top United States military leaders on chaotic Afghanistan exit and the military leaders contradict President Joe Biden. They say that they thought 2,500 troops should stay in Afghanistan. Military leaders acknowledge missteps in Afghanistan exit. Centcom chief warns War on Terror isn't over. A top United States general defends China and calls in former President Donald Trump's final days. He says he personally informed senior officials of call to China. Gen. Milley says that that the United States evacuation from Afghanistan was "a logistical success, but a strategic failure." Milley says he wouldn't resign because his advice was not followed. The Pentagon chief says that he "didn't plan for Afghanistan [to] collapse in 11 days." Milley says he is "not qualified" to determine Trump's mental health. Wolf Blitzer has a one-on-one with former National Security Adviser John Bolton. Bolton on Trump's "peace deal" with the Taliban. Divided democrats are heading for a showdown over the Biden agenda. Biden tries to salvage endangered agenda. Former President Barack Obama breaks ground on his presidential center. Biden scraps Chicago travel plans as his legislative agenda hangs in the balance. Pfizer submits data to FDA on vaccine for young children. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:25.6	Go to Economist.com and get your first month free. Happening now, US military leaders testify about missteps in the Afghanistan withdrawal.
0:37.0	Appearing to contradict President Biden on a key point, and the nation's top general
0:41.8	defends his controversial call to China during
0:45.2	President Trump's final days in office. Also tonight, divided Democrats are
0:50.6	heading toward a showdown over the Biden agenda as Speaker Pelosi backtracks and progressives revolt.
0:57.0	I'll talk with the chair of the Progressive Caucus about Democrats' desperate moves to salvage their priorities as the clock ticks
1:04.8	toward a possible government shutdown. And Pfizer takes an important step
1:09.2	toward COVID-19 vaccinations for younger children submitting new data to the FDA.
1:15.1	But why did the company hold off on asking for emergency use authorization?
1:21.1	We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world.
1:24.0	I'm Wolf Blitzer, you're in the situation room.
1:27.0	We begin with very revealing testimony by top US military leaders,
1:37.8	senators asking tough questions about the chaotic US
1:41.2	withdrawal from Afghanistan and about the reported actions of
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