Posted on 08/16/2021 3:49:08 PM PDT by janetjanet998
Thousands of U.S. citizens are trapped in Kabul with no ability to get to the airport. As Taliban soldiers go door to door, searching for Westerners, these U.S. citizens are now reaching out to Washington for help.
“We’ve been screaming at the State Department over this issue,” one senior GOP Senate staffer told me. “This is a s---show everyone saw coming, and they didn’t do a damn thing about it until about 24 hours ago, after days of pounding on them by the Hill.”
State Dept and DOD have two options: negotiate safe passage for American citizens with the Taliban, if possible, or send the military into the city to bring Americans back to the airport before the Taliban gangs find them.
Well, they did send them forms to fill out. So..there is that. //sarc
I had no idea there are thousands of US civilians in Kabul. Can anyone here confirm that’s possible?
When a reporter asked the Asst Sec State about comparisons to Saigon, the fool literally said, “We use choppers to fly between the airport and embassy all the time.”
Effing Baghdad Bob.
This is alarming, if true- and what we’ve feared. How reliable is this source?
I did see bodies of men in the streets yesterday, but they were Afghan soldiers- not surprising. But you’re describing something different.
That makes more sense. Foreign nationals could total 100k.
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How reliable is this source?
It’s from a poster from a board I’ve been around for 20 years, I beleive it’s genuine.
It’s foaf with in country contact so...ymmv.
When was the last westerners journalist video from afganistan you have seen ?
That would be one way to judge it.
This is what happens when Biden puts America last. Those damn pedophile prophet worshiping death cultists are not equal or more important than Americans.
Just like Benghazi, right?
Thanks- it certainly bears watching. And prayer.
I keep thinking/hoping the Taliban wouldn’t be stupid enough to harm foreigners- with this image they’re trying to project. But- there are always rogue elements and AlQ and ISIS are free to act. Perilous time.
Kabul is a major city of four million or so.
There would be thousands of American civilians in most any foreign city that size doing business of various kinds, visiting relatives, etc.
Then there are contractors to the military and civilian consultants to the Afghani government and businesses.
Estimates of ten thousand American civilians sound reasonable.
Carter was ridiculed to no end for being weak.
Last night I watched the last presidential debate between Carter and Reagan (1980). It is really amazing the parallels between Carter then and Biden today. Reagan, well, he was Reagan. One of a kind. I won't compare him to Trump.
I am not so sure there will be a hostage crisis. I think they will be shot on sight.
I am not so sure there will be a hostage crisis. I think they will be shot on sight.
April 25th, 1980 President Carter offers his condolences for the families of those who died in the attempted rescue of American hostages in Iran.
I hope this ends the illegitimate Biden administration and also takes down the Speaker, who basically monkey-clapped cymbals and smiled on tv praising Biden on ow well he handled this.
Xiden is sending 6,000 of our troops into this Little Big Horn.
sounds sharp and doesn’t stutter...
Joe Biden 1980 Interview on Iranian Hostage Crisis - ABC News Nightline - 4/15/80
https://rumble.com/vl9r5l-joe-biden-1980-interview-on-iranian-hostage-crisis-abc-news-nightline-41580.html?mref=23gga&mrefc=9
I think this is far worse than the Iranian Hostage crisis and the ridiculous Somali Mission.
Biden engineered this crisis to take attention away from the 3.5T bill that Dems are raming through. The economic collapse is right around the corner.
Never let a crisis go to waste.
Have you seen the video of the dozens of dead bodies just lying in the street in Kandahar today?
Most were apparently believed to be USA sympathizers.
It’s only moments away from being real Americans, if they think they can get away with it.
Perhaps their chi-com masters have more nuance than the tolli-ban, but maybe they’ll let them have free rein for a few days.
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