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Biden’s Afghanistan Disaster Will Become A Hostage Crisis
19FortyFive ^ | 8/18/2021 | Michael Rubin

Posted on 08/18/2021 4:09:22 PM PDT by Onthebrink

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"Biden’s Afghanistan Disaster Will Become A Hostage Crisis"

Not much has changed since the days of The Crusades.

21 posted on 08/18/2021 4:26:42 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: SkyDancer

“How many hostages are there?”

The entire country.


22 posted on 08/18/2021 4:27:38 PM PDT by Eddie01 (Only a fool plays a rigged game by the rules)
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To: al baby

The Biden administration was quick to confirm that none of Afghanistan’s reserves held in the United States would be allowed to be released to the Taliban, and on Tuesday, an administration official officially confirmed that the United States had frozen $9.5 billion in Afghanistan’s assets

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/what-happens-afghanistan’s%C2%A0gold%C2%A0reserves-192000


23 posted on 08/18/2021 4:27:38 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: Eddie01

Oh I think plenty of Afghanis are onboard with the Taliban.


24 posted on 08/18/2021 4:28:04 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SkyDancer
How many American hostages are there?

Not sure, but I heard rumors, it is in the thousands.

25 posted on 08/18/2021 4:28:42 PM PDT by Mark17 (Air Traffic Controller, retired. Father of US Air Force 1st Lieutenant, and trained combat pilot )
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To: Onthebrink

And all their gold is gone

https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/did-ny-fed-confiscate-13-billion-afghan-gold-striking-revalations-afghanistans-central


26 posted on 08/18/2021 4:31:22 PM PDT by combat_boots (Hi God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her. Merry Christmas! In God We Trust! )
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To: SkyDancer

6k-40k. They really don’t know.


27 posted on 08/18/2021 4:32:33 PM PDT by DownInFlames (G)
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To: Onthebrink

Our options are limited and horrific. We can sit around and be humiliated for years - or - let loose so much hell on both Pakistan and the Taliban that they give us our people back. In either case, the hostages will not likely survive. And what American President or general is going to give such an order? It would most likely start a really big possibly nuclear war.


28 posted on 08/18/2021 4:33:33 PM PDT by POWG
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Every Biden voter, dead or alive, owns this.


29 posted on 08/18/2021 4:34:12 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Onthebrink

Did Biden give a brilliant suggestion like “Call for an Uber”?


30 posted on 08/18/2021 4:36:03 PM PDT by Mark (Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? Homer Simpson)
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To: Onthebrink

Its likely going to head that way. Buckle up.


31 posted on 08/18/2021 4:36:42 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Onthebrink
Will become? Isn't it already a hostage crisis once the Biden Administration said to cower in place?

Americans Held Hostage, Day 3

32 posted on 08/18/2021 4:40:26 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Wo)
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To: Onthebrink

Bookmark


33 posted on 08/18/2021 4:40:53 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: DownInFlames
I've seen numbers of 10,000 to 40,000 US citizens and 80,000 Afghanis who worked for the US, allies, or our contractors.

Bet all want to come to America. Hey, maybe deport 10 Mexicans for each Afghani? And Afghanis should only be accepted if they renounce Islamic Cult.

34 posted on 08/18/2021 4:43:02 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Wo)
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To: Onthebrink

I can’t imagine being a westerner, especially an American, or a known Afghan “reformer” (of any sort) being stuck there.

I can only pray for them.


35 posted on 08/18/2021 4:44:01 PM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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On day one President Harris will form a pact with the Taliban and declare marshal law in all States that don’t have mask and vaccine mandates.


36 posted on 08/18/2021 4:44:28 PM PDT by SecondAmendment (This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING !)
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To: Onthebrink

this is going to require a MAJOR operation. Think its been bloody so far? Its about to get REAL BAD


37 posted on 08/18/2021 4:51:57 PM PDT by devane617 (RUN FOR LOCAL ELECTED OFFICE! COUNCIL,SCHOOL BOARD, ETC.)
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To: devane617

I fear you are correct.


38 posted on 08/18/2021 4:56:14 PM PDT by FreedomForce
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To: Onthebrink

Biden’s presidency is already a hostage crisis for America.
America held hostage by the RAT party and RINOs.


39 posted on 08/18/2021 5:09:48 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: TChad

I have another theory. I don’t think Harris will last long; she’s literally the most unpopular VP ever, and she’d be equally unpopular as president , even with the DC crowd. Pelosi is a complete vicious witch and they’re all afraid of her and they certainly don’t want her as president.

When a VP becomes President, they have to pick a new VP; it doesn’t automatically go to the Speaker unless there’s no VP.

So I think they’ll have Kamala pick some VP that they like, and then she will, for one reason or another, resign and hand it over to that person.

Ok, that’s my theory…too weird? But nothing is too weird for the Dems.


40 posted on 08/18/2021 5:11:56 PM PDT by livius
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