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To: Gritty
There is no way for our troops/citizens to get out except by air, and no nearby ground, naval, or air support

It might be possible to drop paratroopers on a small installation, such as Camp Dwyer, which has a runway that is long enough for a C-17, and might hold its weight. It has few civilians around it, so it should be possible to secure a decent footprint without having to deal with the swarms in Kabul, and it was secondary enough that you would not expect the Taliban to have a large number of men looting/guarding captured weapons and supplies like you would expect at Bagram. Fly troops and supplies in to Camp Dwyer on big planes, shuttle civilians and troops there in helicopters, and fly'em out out on the big planes.

That might work very well. Except for the guys still on the ground when the Taliban manage to get artillery within range of the airfield...

110 posted on 08/17/2021 3:39:30 PM PDT by Pilsner
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To: Pilsner
Right. No "good" answers, only maybe slightly better possibilities for a short time. Our masses of people are still hundreds of miles from immediate military support and facing a final iffy extraction of any remaining in both Dien Bien Phu death traps.
111 posted on 08/17/2021 6:02:22 PM PDT by Gritty (All those who’ve lied about everything for 5 years are the ones demanding I take the vaccine-JKelly)
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