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The text that will haunt me for the rest of my life
American Thinker ^ | 28 Aug, 2021 | James Poplar

Posted on 08/28/2021 6:27:09 AM PDT by MtnClimber

When I see what’s happening in Afghanistan, I don’t see the country I fought for during my 30 years in the military.

Two days ago, I received the following text from a business associate in Afghanistan:

Hello James,

As you know, Afghanistan is on the brink of a drastic devastating change to its system and the fabric of its society. Taliban has taken control of the country and is targeting humanitarian and NGO in Afghanistan and they are conducting house by house search to identify NGOs, UN, and civil society activist. Currently, my wife and I are in danger, if Talib identifies our status we will not be alive anymore. We are looking to get out here to save our lives. Thus, I am contacting you to assist us to get out here and save our lives.

The administration keeps insisting that "all is under control." It is also dealing directly with the Taliban — who control security to Kabul airport — while at the same time stating that U.S. policy is still not to negotiate with terrorists. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is relying heavily on the statements and promises by Taliban leaders to evacuate Americans from Afghanistan. As we would say in the military, the administration's policy and actions are FUBAR. I will let you figure out the meaning of the acronym for yourself.

Despite a feckless attempt at spinning a positive narrative through the art of kabuki theater, texts like the one that I received tell the real story of what is taking place on the ground. It is time for the administration to come clean and tell it like it is. Once the election was called in his favor, Biden assured Americans, "I'm going to tell it to you straight. I'm going to tell you the truth."

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; dereliction; jamespoplar; rout; surrender; taliban
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1 posted on 08/28/2021 6:27:09 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

Stolen elections have consequences.


2 posted on 08/28/2021 6:27:23 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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REPORT: The Taliban Is Hunting Down, Killing Afghans Using Biometric Data Gathered And Then Abandoned By The US

https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/27/taliban-al-isha-afghanistan-biometric-data-us-military/


3 posted on 08/28/2021 6:29:44 AM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: MtnClimber

Both the innocent and the guilty-as-sin will claim “they didn’t do it”. The fact that Biden said “I’m going to tell you the truth” is meaningless.


4 posted on 08/28/2021 6:29:52 AM PDT by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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5 posted on 08/28/2021 6:30:29 AM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: MtnClimber

People such as this business associate do not deserve this.


6 posted on 08/28/2021 6:30:53 AM PDT by sauropod (Time is like quicksilver, smearing the years... - Bill Nelson)
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To: Travis McGee

Don’t forget the State Department’s list they purposely gave the Taliban.


7 posted on 08/28/2021 6:31:21 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: MtnClimber

Stolen elections have consequences.

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They lead to broken, dysfunctional and autocratic systems, and ours is seriously broken.

We are now ruled by a regime. We are a republic in name only.


8 posted on 08/28/2021 6:32:49 AM PDT by Starboard
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9 posted on 08/28/2021 6:34:10 AM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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10 posted on 08/28/2021 6:34:59 AM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee

Link to stacks of cash video above:

https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1431378461147422722


11 posted on 08/28/2021 6:35:29 AM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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I feel for this author, I really do. But I wonder if contacting his RAT senator might produce the opposite effect intended . . . bringing the Taliban's attention and wrath upon his friends.

While a handful of them are making noise and trying to distance themselves (at least verbally) from the Xiden regime, probably in anticipation of next year's mid-terms, the vast majority of them are circling the wagons and even praising his feckless "leadership."

12 posted on 08/28/2021 6:39:19 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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The congress won’t do a damn thing about it. Just the normal plumes of hot air over the Potomac — signifying nothing.


13 posted on 08/28/2021 6:39:35 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: MtnClimber

All have my prayers.


14 posted on 08/28/2021 6:39:44 AM PDT by NeverTyranny
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To: Travis McGee

Maybe it’s super busy, but I can’t open that link. Same thing happened yesterday on a twitter link where the Aussie woman was bragging about their new Covid concentration camp.

I think Twitter is throttling negative videos.


15 posted on 08/28/2021 6:41:48 AM PDT by DesertRhino (A coup government may not claim the protection of the same constitution it overthrew. )
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"What have we become as a nation where we turn our backs on those who stood by our side?"

Whatever it is that we've become, we became it after Bay of Pigs in Cuba, doubled down on it with the Montagnards (and likely our own POW/MIAs) in Vietnam, and tripled down with the Kurds in Iraq.

With few exceptions, the policy and decision makers in our government have generally been a dishonorable lot for a very long time. Statists regard individual lives as disposable once their purpose has been served. The only difference is that nowadays they are far less coy about revealing that.

16 posted on 08/28/2021 6:42:03 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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17 posted on 08/28/2021 6:42:46 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: MtnClimber

This is unfortunate!


18 posted on 08/28/2021 6:45:15 AM PDT by Chgogal (#GulagNancy is going all Cuba on Trump Supporters. #Biden lost The War on Terror.)
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To: MtnClimber

Upon receiving the text, I did what I could, which, in my case, as a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, meant contacting Senator Mark Warner’s office.

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Good luck with that.


19 posted on 08/28/2021 6:45:39 AM PDT by Qiviut (Faith is the antidote to fear. Mindset: be a victor, not a victim.)
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To: MtnClimber

People on the Right like James Poplar still don’t seem to get that they are dealing with an opposition that doesn’t care about the truth and has the Marxist mentality that their objective - worldwide totalitarian government - justifies any means to get there.

I think the root of this blindness to the delusion and deceit of the Left may very well be symptomatic of trusting in man rather than trusting in God.

Restoration of our Free Constitutional Republic requires enough hearts turning from trusting in man, his “goodness”, and his government and instead trusting fully in God in Christ who has sacrificed all to redeem individuals and the world.

“Let God be true and every man a liar.” Romans 3:4.


20 posted on 08/28/2021 6:45:49 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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