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US Black Hawk Helicopters Captured by Taliban as ‘Horrified’ Senators Demand DOD Audit
The Epoch Times ^ | August 20, 2021 | Jack Phillips

Posted on 08/20/2021 9:47:22 AM PDT by yoe

Likely billions of dollars of American weapons and vehicles are now in the hands of the (Taliban) extremist group after the collapse of the Afghan government and army, with numerous videos and photos surfacing online showing Taliban members seizing the equipment.

Photos have circulated of Taliban members holding American M-4 carbines and M-16 rifles rather than AK-47s or AKMs. Other images and videos showed the Taliban surrounding U.S. Black Hawk helicopters and A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft.

[snip] “As we watched the images coming out of Afghanistan as the Taliban retook the country, we were horrified to see U.S. equipment—including UH-60 Black Hawks—in the hands of the Taliban, (Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and two dozen other senators wrote) to Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin this week.


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Joe Biden is a deeply flawed man as V.P. Harris is a deeply flawed woman....our congress and senate should never have allowed these two people to run for any office let alone the highest offices in the land.
1 posted on 08/20/2021 9:47:22 AM PDT by yoe
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All according to plan.


2 posted on 08/20/2021 9:50:07 AM PDT by brownsfan (For conservatives, we have taxation without representation.)
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our congress and senate should never have allowed these two people to run for any office let alone the highest offices in the land.

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They don’t give a damn. They are happy to let the executive branch run wild with zero accountability. Congress doesn’t want to be responsible for anything.


3 posted on 08/20/2021 9:50:49 AM PDT by Starboard
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Most of that equipment will be worthless to them.


4 posted on 08/20/2021 9:51:03 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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Geez... did they just drop everything and run?

Its like the movie ‘apocalypse now’ when describing the Vietnamese military supposedly on our side - “Here’s brand new rifle- never been fired and only dropped once”


5 posted on 08/20/2021 9:51:24 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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Since I am assuming they are all at Bagrum, a few well-placed Hellfires should resolve the issues before the Chinese and the Russians have a chance to fly them out.


6 posted on 08/20/2021 9:52:03 AM PDT by offduty (Joe Biden, Commander in Thief)
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Most of that equipment is worth a lot to China and they can sell it


7 posted on 08/20/2021 9:53:10 AM PDT by LibertyOh
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(Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and two dozen other senators wrote)
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Assistant Democrats that enabled the Trojan horse “infrastructure” bill to clear the way for the America killing reconciliation bill that contains the amnesty they have spent their careers pursuing to give the Democrats a permanent majority.


8 posted on 08/20/2021 9:53:34 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: brownsfan

“All according to plan”

It certainly appears that way...to me anyway


9 posted on 08/20/2021 9:53:54 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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Obama is not a natural born citizen.

That’s where they failed.


10 posted on 08/20/2021 9:54:18 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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Yup- According to one story I read, Biden sent tons and tons of equipment over there right before ordering the soldiers to leave


11 posted on 08/20/2021 9:56:02 AM PDT by Bob434
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https://exxpress.at/akute-terrorgefahr-taliban-erbeuteten-16-blackhawks-und-us-drohnen/

I don't want TEAM BIDEN impeached or any resignations. I WANT THEM ALL IMPRISONED BY U.S. NAVY SEALs.

12 posted on 08/20/2021 9:56:16 AM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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“US Black Hawk Helicopters Captured by Taliban as ‘Horrified’ Senators Demand DOD Audit”

What did you expect, you worthless POS. After all, Potato-Head was your guy since Orange Man Bad. Enjoy the suck.


13 posted on 08/20/2021 9:56:19 AM PDT by LastDayz (A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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The Chinese and Iranians are reverse engineering all our stuff... Billions in treasure and years of research up in smoke. We fed our enemies - they will pay us back with the blood of our dead children.

Damn democrat commies...

14 posted on 08/20/2021 9:56:19 AM PDT by GOPJ (YES to the Afghans on ''the list' who helped us. NO TO THE MILLIONS OF OTHER AFGHANS WANTING OUT.)
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To: Starboard

They are content to let the inmates run the assylum


15 posted on 08/20/2021 9:56:53 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: LibertyOh

The Chinese have had the specs and plans for all that stuff for years.


16 posted on 08/20/2021 9:57:48 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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Maybe we can get a sequel to Black Hawk Down out of this debacle.


17 posted on 08/20/2021 9:58:29 AM PDT by CornPop
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Any sane CIC would have intelligence locate as much U.S. weaponry, vehicles, and such, and have the military flatten (from the air) the areas where it’s being kept. Then finish getting all our people out and flatten Bagram air base, just for good measure.


18 posted on 08/20/2021 9:59:53 AM PDT by LIConFem (Read up on Russia's Oct, 1917 Revolution... And prepare.)
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Pretty sure this photo used in the article isn't a Blackhawk.

Also, pretty sure this one isn't flying anywhere. Seems to be missing some parts.

Not saying it didn't happen. Just saying...


19 posted on 08/20/2021 10:00:04 AM PDT by Drew68
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Biden is not working for the United States of America. He is working for China and Russia via Hunter's numerous business deals.
20 posted on 08/20/2021 10:02:10 AM PDT by Chgogal (#GulagNancy is going all Cuba on Trump Supporters.)
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