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Thousands of U.S. citizens are trapped in Kabul with no ability to get to the airport.
Josh Rogan ^

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.


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1 posted on 08/16/2021 3:49:08 PM PDT by janetjanet998
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Repeat
Jimmy Carter Iran hostage crisis statement November 12, 1979
https://rumble.com/vl9j0r-jimmy-carter-iran-hostage-crisis-statement-november-12-1979.html


2 posted on 08/16/2021 3:49:51 PM PDT by janetjanet998
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U.S. citizens are now reaching out to Washington for help.

While DC goes on vacation and the Pentagon has a nervous breakdown


3 posted on 08/16/2021 3:51:09 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: janetjanet998

Too bad no one could see this coming


4 posted on 08/16/2021 3:51:31 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( Biden won, Trump got the most legal votes.)
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To: janetjanet998

Sacrificial lambs courtesy of the Deep State/NWO.


5 posted on 08/16/2021 3:51:39 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Republican politicans love being in office, Democrat politicians love being in power.)
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To: janetjanet998

Well now, they can just make a big ransom payment and bundle it in with the Biden stimulus package. No one will notice it in there. It will just blend in with all of the pork.


6 posted on 08/16/2021 3:51:44 PM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: janetjanet998

I’ve been watching the news for three days and have seen no reports of Americans being harmed.

Biden paid the ransom to the Taliban.

He caused this and is using our hard earned tax dollars to try and pull his behind out of the fire.


7 posted on 08/16/2021 3:52:17 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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Way too busy stealing $4.7 Trillion


8 posted on 08/16/2021 3:52:24 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: janetjanet998

Who did they vote for ?


9 posted on 08/16/2021 3:52:45 PM PDT by 11th_VA (America’s Back (leaving in helicopters))
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To: janetjanet998

Dear God.


10 posted on 08/16/2021 3:52:47 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (RIP my "teddy bear". )
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To: butlerweave

and the Pentagon has a nervous breakdown

Affirmative action promotions and woke warriors not cutting it?


11 posted on 08/16/2021 3:52:50 PM PDT by janetjanet998
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Calling Ted Koppel


12 posted on 08/16/2021 3:53:03 PM PDT by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie. )
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What a f***ing disaster this is turning into.


13 posted on 08/16/2021 3:53:07 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
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Sorry, folks, Joe’s on vacation and State says everything’s under control. You’re probably only imagining that bearded guy with the AK-47 pounding on your door.


14 posted on 08/16/2021 3:53:18 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: blueunicorn6

And the Taliban are so virtuous that they’ll keep their promise, even if he did pay them off?


15 posted on 08/16/2021 3:54:22 PM PDT by ColoCdn (Nihil, sine deo)
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To: blueunicorn6

If Biden paid billions of dollars to the Taliban so there’s nothing to worry about here.


16 posted on 08/16/2021 3:54:55 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: janetjanet998

They should just identify as Tallyband and they’ll be okay.


17 posted on 08/16/2021 3:55:04 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (Proudly posting comments without reading the articles since 2002.)
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To: janetjanet998

Maybe the dumb and dumber might start realizing that the Democrat party only cares for POWER and NOT American citizens.


18 posted on 08/16/2021 3:55:54 PM PDT by LoveMyFreedom
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To: Rummyfan

Story here behind a paywall and it’s Josh Rogin (not Rogan) from the WP

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/16/biden-must-rescue-thousands-us-citizens-trapped-afghanistan/

Josh Rogin
@joshrogin
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1h
The blame game can wait. Thousands of Americans could become hostages or worse. Every hour that goes by without action places them in greater danger. Rescuing them is the most important thing right now.


19 posted on 08/16/2021 3:56:04 PM PDT by janetjanet998
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No one at the State Dept. Can come to the phone. They are following orders to RUN AND HIDE


20 posted on 08/16/2021 3:56:17 PM PDT by smvoice (I WILL NOT WEAR THE RIBBON. OR THE MASK)
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