Prince Turki Al Faisal Al-Saud: The American Withdrawal From Afghanistan ‘Was Inevitable’

Prince Turki Al Faisal Al-Saud, former Saudi intelligence chief, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan, which he considered “inevitable,” Saudi Arabia’s adversarial relationship with Iran. Andrea presses Prince Turki Al Faisal on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, as he denies the CIA’s conclusion that the crown prince was responsible.
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[@khaledghanem9039]

Thank you Prince ElTurki for the facts about Afghanistan

[@deborahfreedman333]

I wish she'd have let him speak, instead of interrupting, and talking over him, when he disagreed.

[@thomasrush2095]

Well it's not his show, Deborah.

[@Notfunnysam]

@@thomasrush2095 lol....I agree with @Deborah Freedman.

[@jerryrichardson2799]

That's her job.

[@majeedhd5767]

@@Notfunnysam he's the guest though

[@MultiYOSEEF]

God bless you prince Turki

[@Nighthawk-8050]

Lady will you please be quiet so I can listen to the man gee whiz 🤦

[@richardcoreno]

Andrea likes to hear herself talk.

[@rebeccahale322]

And she mumbles too..

[@alialbeshri5987]

👍🌹❤️ He clears all points

[@chrisjames3087]

The entire war was a clown show, beginning to end. That said, I'm glad it's over.

[@myndgodandpsyche]

It's not really over sweetheart it's just taking a commercial break

[@jerryrichardson2799]

@@myndgodandpsyche Maybe.

[@ramlaramadhan8235]

Thank you your royal highness

[@Notfunnysam]

Is it just me or is she sounding a little bit hostile at times in this clip? The tone.

[@flowerchild3686]

She's on the sauce again. She's always hostile.

[@jerryrichardson2799]

No, she's actually doing her job correctly, they've known each other for decades.

[@FitraRahim]

@@jerryrichardson2799 She under pressure from is media corporate. I bet he won't do that to the Western Goverment.

[@ahmedalmohdar5250]

عيال الفيصل فخررررر

[@abidemna4950]

She really like to talk , we are here to hear the guest

[@bls8959]

It wan inevitable that the taliban would take over but the way we left will forever leave a stain on our credibility

[@davehud2552]

You have said well & your words are not at fault, Mr turki☺️👏👏

[@aurora_occidentalis2248]

Did he say "was an extrordinary success?"

[@ryany-land1668]

Wait aren't we still in Korea?

[@leasmith2348]

Interesting to see Prince AlFaisal in a different role... he has aged well. I will read his book if I can get it here in the deep red.

[@DianeKovacs]

Your local library should be able to inter-library loan it for you.

[@jerryrichardson2799]

I agree, but I doubt you'll learn much from the book, unless you're an insider or have made a special study of Saudi Arabia.

[@jerryrichardson2799]

It will be fun watch Trump's reaction or lack thereof to this interview.

[@DAFERD5BDR]

Why she didn't give him a time to explained Also She only had specific question locks like she need targeted answer . Its not fear And she wasnt truth searcher at all

[@AngelRodriguez-zt6nv]

It's what corporate media does, she follows orders 🙄

[@FitraRahim]

@@AngelRodriguez-zt6nv Corporate media back by western govt.

[@MarieDavis-xt7er]

King Faisal was a kind man and a beautiful Indian that made us kids of the orphanages that learned us kids to care about the world and global hunger sometimes when he visited his orphanages he would bring a small gift of food like peanut butter and crackers and king Faisal had a kind heart and loved all his kids of his orphanages? King Faisal cared about global hunger and wanted to build a line up both sides of the red sea into a global kitchens much like The Line of Saudi Arabias Neom integration projects that will house over 9 million people that has to eat???🔺️ Triangle Marie Davis???????

[@will300c]

Let the prince tell about the murder, stop interrupting his explaination.

[@AlpLimIndFox]

I think the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan was more than a humiliation, it sends a clear message to the world, particularly the Islamic world/Muslim majority countries

[@Saeedali-vd3et]

Very clever 👏

[@jackmoshi]

this guy's top stuff

[@emsleywyatt3400]

What happened in Afghanistan when we left was always going to happen when we left............whenever we left. That's half the reason that we didn't leave. Oh, the details would have been different. More troops killed, or less, but the overall effect would have been the same.

[@Dbspeaktruth]

Hypocrisy will always there.the book is as bout Afghanistan.

[@jackoalltrades5708]

it was a big money maker for the arms makers

[@roguesheep3083]

Supposed to call it spreading freedom

[@democratskillbabies3821]

The American withdrawal from afganistan was a disaster, there I fixed it for you...

[@PCtransplant]

3 week old troll says what? Do tell why your other accounts were suspended.

[@abstract33]

US withdrawal was clever.

[@abstract33]

@M I like that. Demonstrates your lack of vision.

[@JamesSmith-rh4is]

Biden did a marvelous job in withdrawing from Afghanistan.

[@jerryrichardson2799]

Yeah, thanks to Trump which he pointed out, did you _listen_ to the interview, at all? He directly criticised the deal Trump made with the Taliban.

[@jerryrichardson2799]

Wow, this guy is smooth and he throws Trump under the bus by name and Biden by implication. How he handled the Khashoggi assassination questions, you would think MBS was sad and sorry about it! Politicians and diplomats will study this segment for years to come as a clinic on handling hard questions. If MBS was as good as this guy talks, he would have nothing to worry about. To bad Mitchell didn't ask him about Pakistan, we might have learned something, but I doubt it.

[@SkyNet-T-1000]

The US:UK had to withdraw because they lost the war.

[@abstract33]

Makes sense for US to leave ordnance to make Taliban strong in the region. That at least will bring stability. The population will, in the long run, decide whether Taliban are good Government. If they confine themselves to their own Country they should not be a threat to the West.

[@fj1511]

احترق كرت حقوق الانسان 😂

[@blackdog1153]

They're all a bunch cult of Kali Muslim Brotherhood psychos better to keep them fighting amongst themselves. At least Iran want most of the Mullahs gone.

[@petitben5240]

That was the beginning of all evil's.

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

Asking a Saudi to criticize the crown prince? That's the Hail Mary of interview questions. It's like asking a GOP official to condemn their Golden Calf Donnie.

[@mro7970]

not ur business boy

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

@@mro7970 Neither is my opinion your business, boy

[@mro7970]

@@ChrisAlbertH47 F ur opinion we don't care

[@Pacific2007]

in " Turki's " view : " they did not produce any evidence " .....hahaha , have a nice day sir

[@peteranthonyfernandez1024]

His right usa withdrawal was bad in afghanistan and leaving its national behind was wrong and other afghans was wrong

[@vickipurcell6738]

Wow, He has aged in the last 7 years. Maybe cleaning up after MBS contributed to it 🤷

[@DaveDaShrubber]

Womp, Womp

[@pubguc6771]

What is relations to Pakistan?

[@peaceloveharmony7213]

I’m glad that Prince Turki Alfaisal Al-Saud explained what happened. 3:00 Hopefully Trump supporters & Biden bashers will FINALLY understand.

[@jamesrlewin]

Withdrawal yes, run for the hills, no.

[@abq505sfh]

❤

[@sugarhoneyicedtea3525]

Patriot Awards tonight on Fox 8pm 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@TheAmericanDreamed]

Kyle rittenhouse should be at least nominated

[@marcinafaithalbert6841]

Sir, Sanctions on Iran would hurt women and children.

[@rakanMR]

Maybe but there could be a way.. on the other hand look what Iran did to millions in Syria Iraq Lebanon and Yemen?! Again Millions! So the question is are those millions less important than Iranian lives?!

[@reza7908]

U.S Will be flushed down the toilet of empires, hmm... wonder whose next.

[@jerryrichardson2799]

And the current regime in Iran doesn't?

[@mrsdeyanira2009]

YO ACA RETENIDA EN COLOMBIA EL PAIS BALLENA Y ME ENCUENTRA MI PADRE Y NO ORDENAN LA DEVOLUCION DE SU HIJA NI CON VISITA DE EMIRES EN EL GOBIERNO DE SANTOS CALDERON, EL EXCESO EN EL CRIMEN POR RELIGION Y SABER QUE INDIA TENIA EL PLAN DESDE HACE 5000 AÑOS EN SUS VEDICOS RELATOS QUE SON PLAN CONTRA MUSULMANES Y PROFECIA CUMPLIENDOSE

[@TheAmericanDreamed]

Gibraltar has 100% vaccination rate among all adults but they have cancelled official Christmas events and want people not to mix at Christmas . What’s the deal with that ?

[@aurora_occidentalis2248]

Sounds like they're between a rock and a hard place.

[@TheAmericanDreamed]

@@aurora_occidentalis2248 that’s pretty good

[@aurora_occidentalis2248]

@@TheAmericanDreamed thanks! I'll be here all week!

[@MarieDavis-xt7er]

King Faisal made the kids of the orphanages learn to care by Palestine 🇵🇸 Triangle 🔺️ Marie Davis?????

[@MarieDavis-xt7er]

I would also like a facial recognition analysis if king Faisal was to have any pictures of us kids from king Faisals orphanage of where i believe that i may of been from and went to Russia from where I became Vladimir Putin class mate and child hood wife and friend and also need a facial recognition analysis of Vladimir Putins childhood class picture when he was about 6 in first grade where I stayed and then came to the northern district of Alabama to religiously medically integrate under integration over segeration now and forever! Into something like The Line of Saudi Arabias Neom integration projects?Triangle 🔺️ Marie Davis

[@user-naumannauman]

Intelligence Head Turki. Mamo Intelligence Cheif Sultan. Mamo economic currencies at arab government salaries that. Nauman wali

[@user-naumannauman]

Saudi Arabia. Intelligence Cheif. Turki Mamo...............yap such turms her location careful respect without relatives without relationship. Nauman wali

[@SkyNet-T-1000]

Huuthis rule the areas they live in 😂

[@joemc2529]

Don't believe anything you hear ; and only half of what you see

[@taimurhashmi3616]

L

[@scottmeeker9971]

Trump didn’t have the beans to do the job.

[@jerryrichardson2799]

Correct and he all but says that in the interview.

[@thundercatt5265]

Mesopotamia Sumer cradle of civilization , they have destroyed so much history

[@TrumpMakesLeftiesCryAgain]

Let's go Kyle!

[@elram2649]

That's like a self own: It means, "f" Kyle Rittenhouse!" Oh the irony. 😁

[@martinking3264]

LET'S GO JFK JR!!!!

[@Notfunnysam]

Hey, @Biden Sucks troll: I'm a liberal (not a Democrat), and I like your name. We agree. Does this mean you have to change your opinion now? You wouldn't want to seem to be thinking like a liberal, right?

[@user-di1yv6io4f]

Your father late king dream was to pray in Jerusalem you have good opportunity to achieve his dream to establish a small knew kingdom of palestine ruled your royal highness Palestinians will be honored n prosper with your royal family . Give it try n think of it . Better than this genocide. .. NEW SMALL KINGDOM OF PALESTINE N HIS HIGHNESS KING TURKEY BIN FAISAL. JUST LIKE BAHRAIN IN SIZE. ..GBU ALL.

[@mitseraffej5812]

Just what the world needs, both Iran and Saudi possessing nuclear weapons.

[@mohd-obid]

👍😎

[@biddenharryass4573]

Haji

[@edmaphis9805]

Carlos.

[@MarieDavis-xt7er]

King Faisal promised me the help of all the oils and gas reserves of the desert to come to the states of Alabama of the northern district of Alabama to religiously medically integrate under integration over segeration now and forever that king Faisal wanted to gas embargo against the USA because we had our on plans back home to religiously medically integrate under integration of both sides of the red sea of Palestine 🇵🇸 into much like The Line of Saudi Arabias Neom integration projects of today? Triangle 🔺️ Marie Davis?????

[@user-di1yv6io4f]

Your Royal Highness l hereby nominate you the First Royal of Palestine Kingdom...BUILD THIS SMALL NEW HOLY KINGDOM FOR YOUR YOU N N YOUR ROYAL GBU .

[@UnbeknownToHis]

You drunk😂😂😂😂😂

[@Teresa-we2ke]

This interview went into extremely dangerous territory when Andrea started pressing the Prince and former Saudi intelligence chief about the murder Jamal Khashoggi. Especially when she ask him if he knew whether or not the Crown Prince was involved in his murder! WTH!? is she trying to get him butchered too?! Not cool Andrea!

[@jerryrichardson2799]

It was a perfectly legitimate question, and he handled it _too_ smoothly.

[@saadalhagri9240]

You ended up with an assumption based on previous assumption

[@blackdog1153]

Assumed murder...though quite likely to be true as there is only a sound recording tape of his execution.

[@bay5005]

Brandon left so fast he abandoned Americans and our allies. But he made sure to give the Taliban $85B in military equipment first

[@rogerwilco5918]

Huh???

[@jerryrichardson2799]

Yeah, as per Trump's agreement with the Taliban which he mentioned in the interview. Did you listen to the interview, at all? He threw Trump under the bus right away, at the beginning, and rightly so.

[@user-ij6vg8xq2r]

"...quite obvious that America (Trump) had chosen the Taliban as the successor regime.". But why? A Saudi request?

[@marymcguire603]

Chinese are coming.

[@kanglee8722]

@@marymcguire603 : and then they will leave after they completely bankrupt and dissolved into many minority countries.

[@arojy1]

Saudi Arabia does not support Taliban. In fact, it has severed its relations with Afghanistan once the Taliban took over back in the 90’s, because the Taliban refused to hand in Osama bin Laden to the Saudi Authority to prosecute him. Next, 9/11 happened.

[@jerryrichardson2799]

Wrong, experts said the Taliban would take over after the US left the country. I specifically refer you to the conclusion of Steve Coll's book on the ISI, _Directorate S_ , published in early 2018.

[@user-di1yv6io4f]

I nominate you tube the first KING of palestine kingdom of palestine next to your cousin kingdom of Jordan n kingdom of Saudi Arabia

[@elainedaprano9130]

I think NOBODY chooses to ask for help from a Saudi.

[@FitraRahim]

"I THINK I THINK I THINK". Who are you do you think?

[@democratsaresatanicscum7247]

Hey liberals you see that new show - The Biden Diaries has vampires, Showers, Kids...

[@Notfunnysam]

Hey, don't forget there's a difference between Liberals and Democrats.

[@aurora_occidentalis2248]

@@Notfunnysam True, not all Democrats are liberals. Many are communists.

[@democratsaresatanicscum7247]

@@aurora_occidentalis2248 lol

[@martinking3264]

LET'S GO JFK JR!!!!

[@JamesSmith-rh4is]

The Democrats are not communists at all.

[@thetweatles8176]

Shout out to Brandon for a rising prices of food, gasoline and everything else not to mention the border crisis, Afghanistan and messing his pants in public

[@PCtransplant]

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.

[@martinking3264]

LET'S GO JFK JR!!!!

[@Christian-di8zu]

@@PCtransplant And yet you spoke.

[@Darkmatter833]

@@Christian-di8zu preach!

[@PCtransplant]

@BILLY BAD 12 day old troll says what? Your cult believed JFK Jr. was returning to make Trump president. I don't post stupid crap like you.

[@mrtaco9186]

Saudi Arabia is not an ally

[@cbtorture69]

@I’m ghost this aged like milk

[@GentleFaisal]

Be sure about that

[@richardiwanski7512]

yes he right but the way biden did it wad

[@PCtransplant]

Trump didn't do anything except pass the buck.

[@TheAmericanDreamed]

@@PCtransplant nobody cares about trump anymore it’s all about the president of the United States not a private citizen

[@aurora_occidentalis2248]

@@PCtransplant During Trump's final year in office the US maintained a modest presence in Afghanistan, had not suffered a casualty in over a year, had a secure intelligence gathering facility at Bagram, and had some measure of control over much of the country. Girls were able to attend school. All that changed in 2021 under Biden's watch.

[@PCtransplant]

@@aurora_occidentalis2248 How quickly you forgot that Trump negotiated the withdrawal but didn't have the balls or time (golfing, tweeting and planning a failed insurrection were more important) to execute it.

[@richardiwanski7512]

i did complete my last seem you only watch ma mainstream media but i don't think trump should run but surely not another democrats all the do is cost Americans job and rise the cost of living when Trump was in office the average American had more money in their pockets gas prices way lower didn't need to get gas from other countries work to get business in the inter cities gave to black colleges and opportunities zone crime was down less deaths on his watch of are men and women who served are enemies didn't act up like their doing now he also had voucher for family to choose their children school but i guess you like racism because that all the democrat leaders and mainstream media has causing since biden in office just look at cost of living going up and gas prices keep going up it sounds like you want socialist country it don't work but if that what you want go live in china Venezuela cuba Russia because that what socialism is no right or freedoms total control of the people

[@FirehorseCreative]

Boy oh boy... there is a lot of American intellectual interest in Saudi Arabian whitewashing, isn't there? No mention of Kashoggi's murder in Al Faisal's book? How curious!🤔🙄😳

[@jasperchance3382]

It really is way down on the list of priorities, if you look at the greater picture.

[@xerxessonofdarius1969]

This dude is Turki jiving😁 can you ask him how many Afghan refugees (Muslims) have they taken in, either after Soviets occupation or American occupation of Afghanistan.

[@rakanMR]

The largest Afghan population in the Arab world is in Saudi

[@mousaalqarizi6401]

Millions of Afghans are in Saudi Arabia since the 1980s and even earlier and still living and most of them are business owners here. By the way we Saudis never call them refugees as it’s shame in our traditions.

[@xerxessonofdarius1969]

@@mousaalqarizi6401 I guess someone forgot to tell the UN about the " millions of Afghan refugees" who went to Saudi Arabia, because they don't have any records of it. I don't know why you want to lie to people. Anyone could Google this fact and see that the Saudis didn't take in any significan refugees from Afghanistan. Not only that the Saudis didn't take any refugees from Iraq, Libya or Syria, (all Muslim country).

[@xerxessonofdarius1969]

@ lying will get you nowhere.

[@vincentvermeulen6703]

Hey guys, if you want to live a more peaceful life in your Middle East, you have to start agreeing on your disagreements. And by the way there is also no need to export Your beliefs to anywhere around the world.

[@ALHELAL-eu2ue]

thanks vincent you are very special 😅

[@martinking3264]

Of course this guy is not going to go against the Saudi Prince...he is a bit of a puppet. So believe what you will. This guy is saying what the Prince wants him to say.

[@augustuscaesar3968]

Of course not. He doesn't want to be hacked into pieces by MBS's goon squad.

[@jerryrichardson2799]

Pretty much. He's probably agrees with nearly everything MBS says and does, and I mean sincerely agrees and likes it.

[@abdullahalosaimi6434]

Lol, u guys just made my day, keep ranting from way far away while we keep moving forward 😂😂

[@user-zb5gq7tt5t]

MBS 🇸🇦♥️

[@jerryrichardson2799]

@@user-zb5gq7tt5t You're kidding, right?

[@str8ballinSA]

These people, the Saudi regime, are some of the worst human rights violators in the world.

[@rakanMR]

And you should come out of the rock you’ve been living under

[@UNH-Abu3of]

Well you’re the ones that invented “human rights” that don’t suit countless people and their beliefs our their culture, so you can demonize them for not following them, It’s just a political weapon.

[@moek1145]

I wonder how you came up with this conclusion

[@jerryrichardson2799]

If they're not the worst, they're near the top.

[@gwuwbvsbehejd3210]

What about Israel and America in Iraq and Afghanistan? You are a white imperialist