Posted on 08/26/2021 1:48:22 AM PDT by blueplum
...A congressional source knowledgeable about the evacuation effort said U.S. troops had gone into Kabul on joint missions with other foreign allies, including Britain and France, to designated locations where they had picked up citizens from all those nations, U.S. green-card holders, and Afghans who hold special visas for helping the U.S. military....'
The air and ground operations are considered perilous under the current circumstances in the country as the U.S. has begun to assign priority on evacuating Americans over Afghans who are at risk. Those include the many thousands of Afghan interpreters and others who worked for the U.S. government but remain inside the country and face retribution from the Taliban....
...The original plan for the Americans was to gather at the hotel and enter the Abbey Gate at the airport. But a large crowd stood between the gate and the hotel. U.S. commanders on the ground determined it wasn’t safe for the American citizens and arranged the helicopter transport.///
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
I love the editorializing by the WSJ about the “poor Afghan interpreters” being left behind. They can’t for one minute be happy about American citizens being rescued! 🤬
I’m going to turn this into a three-fer since its’ related:
(another story that tally man is charging $5K escort to the airport)
and if you’re wondering if the Brit rescue dogs got out - 10 hours in a van and still waiting, charter plane still parked:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9928371/Taliban-stop-ex-Royal-Marines-rescue-truck-carrying-173-cats-dogs-reaching-Kabul-airport.html
I think I heard Hannity mention something about the CIA bugging out six weeks before Dr. Jill’s decision to evacuate.
So, just how many taliban and other bad guys are in Kabul right now.
“as the U.S. has begun to assign priority on evacuating Americans over Afghans” -— Thanks for nothing. They wait till the last few days to do this? I am disappointed in the US Military.
They’re probably carrying a lot of ransom money with them. This is how these jerks roll ( not our soldiers).
Operation Yellow Ribbon? Ha! No more suppprt from me. Cant tell the patriots from the wokesters anymore.
Taking credit for the operations by Blackwater and other private contractors going around the Biden CF I’m thinking…..
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