"We must learn from the withdrawal and ensure that in the future when the U.S."
"That Trump-Taliban deal did not include a comprehensive cease-fire, did not include any plan for providing protection for Afghan nationals..."
"When it became clear that Afghan nationals who risked their own lives to help the United States in our mission were not being protected from Taliban retribution, was there ever any indication from the..."
"We also need to make sure that, as we discussed in our previous round of questioning, we explore all options for monitoring and eliminating terrorist threats emanating from Afghanistan."
"The former President did not say that this was a reasonable step to protect U.S. service members and our Afghan allies; he, in fact criticized President Biden for moving back the deadline."
"We must also focus on the fact that many terror groups have begun using the internet to systematically radicalize individuals already living in the United States."
"It is vital that terrorist organizations like AQ and ISIS, which have been diminished due to the sacrifice of American service members, our NATO allies, and other partners, never regain the capability..."
"Going forward, we must make sure that we learn the lessons from withdrawal, that we work across agencies in an entirety-of-government approach to ensure that we maintain the capabilities necessary to ..."
"Now that the War is over, we must continue to be proactive in ensuring that terrorist organizations in Afghanistan never develop the capacity to threaten the American homeland again."
"I think that is an important point, that we stick with this principle that the average person not see increases under a system for fear of pricing."
"And do you also agree that if we don't do anything, if man-made climate change continues unabated, that the problem is likely to get worse?"