Posted on 08/17/2021 4:25:31 PM PDT by Beowulf9
Horrific footage purporting to show an Afghan caught in the landing gear of a C-17 after clambering on to the plane has emerged amid the chaos of evacuation flights in Kabul as guns and body armor are dumped at the airport.
Footage which appears to have been taken from a porthole in the rear door of a C-17 military plane shows a man's legs protruding from the wheel arch and failing against the side of the plane as it cuts through the air.
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We are a pathetic country.
but we did leave Black Hawk helicopters there and tons of other stuff encase anyone needed it
I think this shows us all, the desperation of people to get out, to risk death this way, rather than be executed by the Taliban if they stay behind.
I remember Cubans getting out of Havana to Europe doing that about 30 years ago. They also fell or were crushed.
So we have NO air cover.
Just listening to a father on the radio. Thinks his son has been deployed there for AF security.
Suicide mission. ☹
air cover is probably sitting at Bagram Air Base or in China right now
And seeing the vid of them on the weight equipment says a lot.
Cavemen.
Yep.
You left out The Fool’s red rubber nose and his ever-present box of Krispy Kremes.
I think his auto correct changed flailing to failing.
Exactly! WTH were they thinking? I can’t tell if they are genuinely that incompetent or that this was really orchestrated. Either reason becomes terrible optics and bad news for things to come.
Aunt Milley needs to retire and go home to bake cookies.
>> We are a pathetic country.
Our Country has been stolen!
Just about any person here on FR could have told them what was going to happen.
Hard to believe they were this stupid
We are a pathetic country.
No, we are a great country with pathetic leaders.
You must be joking.
A country of millions and you see a few.
They want the taliban, the women want to be in burkas, they want a seventh century life. Why are we so politically correct that we can’t admit it.
Not one American should have lost their life there, that is the tragedy,
Whats this we stuff and curious what would you have done as the AC commander ?
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