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U.S. Considers Ordering Commercial Airlines to Help in Afghan Evacuation
Wall Street Journal ^ | 8/21/20 | Gordon Lubold & Alison Sider

Posted on 08/21/2021 4:36:30 PM PDT by Bearshouse

The Biden administration is making preparations to invoke an emergency civil aviation program, while adding to the number of U.S. bases that can house Afghan evacuees

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


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; airlift; airlines; treason; wsj
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To: Bearshouse

Umm, Joe are airliners equipped with inflight refueling probes? If not I believe I’ve found a quirk in your plan.


61 posted on 08/21/2021 4:56:50 PM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged )
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To: Bearshouse

Remember when Hitler began to issue orders to imaginary armies which no longer existed?


62 posted on 08/21/2021 4:56:52 PM PDT by Tipllub
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To: Bearshouse
The civilian planes wouldn’t fly in or out of Kabul, which fell to Taliban rule Aug. 15, officials said. Instead, commercial airline pilots and crews would help to ferry the thousands of Afghans and others who are stranded at U.S. bases in Qatar, Bahrain and Germany.
63 posted on 08/21/2021 4:57:28 PM PDT by Sooth2222 (“Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite.” ("Every nation has the government it deserves.”) )
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To: Trillian

Yes. That’s about the size of it.


64 posted on 08/21/2021 5:04:38 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: Bearshouse
Figures the WSJ Cheap Labor Express Murdoch cheerleaders are giddy about flooding are town with these Afghan Muslim Savages .

Not one US Corp Media propaganda outlet mentions the
2015 Afghan Muslim invasion in Europe .
The non stop rapes and rioting and robbing of these savages.

the Murdoch WSJ will be hiding that slice of recent history.

65 posted on 08/21/2021 5:05:49 PM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists are the real danger )
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To: Eddie01

I don’t think the ones that participate in the reserve have a choice. They make the interiors of the cabins quickly removable and the planes are equipped with military type fittings underneath. This costs weight so the airlines are paid for this.


66 posted on 08/21/2021 5:12:15 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.)
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To: Bearshouse

So the military doesn’t have enough planes?


67 posted on 08/21/2021 5:13:27 PM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: Bearshouse

Why didn’t the young men and women fight for THEIR country?


68 posted on 08/21/2021 5:13:41 PM PDT by alternatives?
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To: MV=PY

Taliban has ‘em all.


69 posted on 08/21/2021 5:19:23 PM PDT by Eddie01 (Only a fool plays a rigged game by the rules)
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To: Bearshouse

Unbelievable. This makes us look even weaker.


70 posted on 08/21/2021 5:20:54 PM PDT by Revel
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To: Bearshouse

Major airlines declined to bring Americans out of WUHAN.

Kalitta Air (Cargo) went in got at least 3 plane loads of American & took them to March AFB in Calif.


71 posted on 08/21/2021 5:22:01 PM PDT by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: Bearshouse

and that will help get the stranded INTO the airport???


72 posted on 08/21/2021 5:36:53 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: Dacula

Last update that I had was from yesterday. 8 hours with no outbound flights. They are trying to damage control for the idiot in chief.


73 posted on 08/21/2021 5:41:16 PM PDT by foundedonpurpose (Praise Hashem, for his restoration of all things!)
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To: Bearshouse

I thought they (Biden admin)were prepared for anything?
liars


74 posted on 08/21/2021 5:48:26 PM PDT by rolling_stone (is it time to roll ?)
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To: Bearshouse

DOD already has contracts with certain commercial airlines


75 posted on 08/21/2021 5:48:40 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: Sooth2222

They’ve been doing that already


76 posted on 08/21/2021 5:49:28 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: foundedonpurpose

Daybreak and flights are going out at about 3 per hour.

Last update that I had was from yesterday. 8 hours with no outbound flights. They are trying to damage control for the idiot in chief.


77 posted on 08/21/2021 5:55:30 PM PDT by Dacula
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To: Rebelbase

Or hijack it when close to NYC and bring it down.


78 posted on 08/21/2021 5:58:32 PM PDT by DownInFlames (G)
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To: Bearshouse

Remember Obama saying the US is a Muslim Nation , well their never let a crisis go to waste is about to try


79 posted on 08/21/2021 6:06:02 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: billorites

I shouldnt have..but i did laugh out loud at your post


80 posted on 08/21/2021 6:13:37 PM PDT by RummyChick (Bagram was the most logical exit point. Stand up and justify your decision (hat tip Larrytown))
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