Posted on 08/21/2021 9:37:36 AM PDT by USA Conservative
Joe Biden defended the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, two decades after NATO forces invaded the country and toppled the Taliban regime following September 11, 2001, as he blamed Donald Trump and the Afghan security services for the anarchy engulfing the country.
Speaking from the White House, the US President – who had returned from his ‘vacation’ at Camp David – told the American nation that the Taliban’s astonishing sweep to power and seizure of the capital city Kabul this month had happened ‘more quickly’ than he had anticipated.
His address came as Americans woke up to images of terrified Afghans plummeting from the engines of an airborne US Air Force C-17 jet above Hamid Karzai International Airport, as hundreds of other desperate locals attempted to escape the theocratic rule of the Taliban.
Biden also said that the airport is safe for Americans to evacuate but it seems that was another lie!
All gates at Hamid Karzai International Airport were closed Saturday because of a backup at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, according to a Defense Department official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
Most U.S. military evacuation planes fly from Kabul to Qatar and the inability to handle more evacuees there is causing a ripple effect.
Pentagon officials said Saturday they continue to process evacuees from Afghanistan, despite a fluid and dynamic situation at Kabul airport.
“The airport remains secure,” said Army Maj. Gen. William Taylor, deputy director of the joint staff for regional operations. “There has been no reported change to the current enemy situation in and around the airport at this time.”
But as our administration continues to spread propaganda the reality shows that people are getting shoot as they try to enter the airport!
WATCH (warning: graphic video)
Video below:
** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) **
Also, reports are allegedly coming in from French intelligence that ISIS Khorasan has entered the Kabul Airport.
American citizens in Afghanistan should stay away from the international airport in Kabul, the U.S. Embassy now says.
“Because of potential security threats outside the gates at the Kabul airport, we are advising U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates at this time,” according to a Saturday security alert from the embassy.
Thank Joe Biden for this mess!
“The airport remains secure,”
So was Pearl Harbor at 6 AM and Poland on August 31.
So the rumors were true. Dear gawd.
The Brits have put the word out that if there are any Americans who can make it to the rally points where the UK Special Forces are picking up Brits, they’ll take/transport the Americans as well.
It’s been rebranded. It’s a Tallibon kiosk now. The sweetbread centers of the little pastries are to die for.
Dementiajoe, SecDefComPoop, and "Fool-of-Kabul" Milley.
If the Taliban were going to passively standby and watch the airlift, they won’t do so now. With “shots fired” they will take hostages and probably execute a few.
Stay away from Kabul airport. It’s dangerous. We can’t help you get to the airport. We’re doing all we can to evacuate you. We are not giving priority to evacuating American citizens. It’ll cost you $2,000 for the flight.
These are the words of an administration that has abandoned its citizens. The democrat party is fully responsible for this.
_____________________
Agree. Past tense. Everybody knows it should read: People are getting shooted.
My Plane Finder app showed all three Kabul flights out yesterday were cancelled and the one scheduled for today was cancelled.
I hate this.
We can have no more quarters with these animals!
As long as Biden waits 4 or 5 days before addressing it he should be good.
Sorry. Yours came first.
Great minds think a like
Do it matters?
I believe the Iraq debacle came from Paul Bremers order for DeBathification.
“It’s legit.”
How so? WHO is it? Who owns it? Who runs it?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.