Posted on 08/16/2021 9:08:12 PM PDT by blueplum
The mood was sombre Monday in the corridors of the Pentagon, where US military personnel watched helplessly as chaos erupted at Kabul airport and privately criticized the slow pace of Joe Biden's administration in evacuating US-allied Afghans who fear Taliban retribution.
Some criticized the State Department, which has sole authority to grant visas to former interpreters and other US military support staff and their families, for waiting more than two months to begin the process for Afghans in fear of their lives. ..
...Another Pentagon official interviewed by AFP said that diplomats had tried to speed up the visa process -- but the process was too long and complicated under the circumstances....
...It was only at the end of June that the White House raised the possibility of evacuating the Afghan interpreters before the end of the military withdrawal, and asked for the Pentagon's help....
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
Bitter? Nothing to be seen there.
Bitter is seen throughout the land when looking toward the ‘commoners’, those having lost loved ones due to the stupidity of those in charge. Do you dare look into those eyes and claim you are bitter. 100x more bitter than you could ever imagine. Not only did we lose loved ones, lives of entire families were destroyed, our heritage was ripped from us, our wealth was squandered and we lost everything but our faith that this nation is still loved by the Almighty GOD Who gave birth to her.
Well not they can get back to finding those white terrorist’s in the military
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