12/22/2021
https://transcripts.cnn.com...
"This has been happening for 20 years. We have been fighting this war for 20 years, day in, day out."
"I have been, as you know, Rachel, since April sounding the alarm, banging the drum saying let’s start the evacuation."
"I think we can do this in a couple of weeks but we certainly have to be diligent about it and it’s not without risk."
"We need to protect our troops. We need to expand the perimeter that’s necessary to protect them."