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McCarthy calls for House to return and vote on delaying Afghanistan withdrawal
The HILL ^ | 08/26/2021 | CRISTINA MARCOS

Posted on 08/26/2021 12:09:54 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday called for bringing the chamber back from recess so lawmakers can vote on legislation that would prohibit withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan until all remaining Americans are evacuated.

McCarthy's call came after multiple explosions around the airport in Kabul, where U.S. officials are frantically trying to evacuate Americans and Afghans at risk of retaliation from the Taliban, led to the deaths of multiple U.S. service members.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her leadership team called House members back to Washington earlier this week for a two-day session to adopt a $3.5 trillion budget resolution to begin the process for Democrats' ambitious spending plan to expand social safety net programs. But the House has since gone back on recess until Sept. 20 as previously scheduled.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; house; mccarthy; stupid; vote
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Wow, what brave leadership. I'm so pissed off right now.
1 posted on 08/26/2021 12:09:54 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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Sure, leave it to the GOP to make a bad situation possibly worse and end up being blamed for the final outcome. Idiots.


2 posted on 08/26/2021 12:11:11 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

No. Get our troops out. They have a turnip as Commander.


3 posted on 08/26/2021 12:11:34 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I have a better idea. Let’s airlift every member of Congress to Kabul Airport and leave them there until six months elapse after the last American leaves.


4 posted on 08/26/2021 12:12:01 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("And once in a night I dreamed you were there; I canceled my flight from going nowhere.")
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To: ChicagoConservative27

so more troops die because Biden and his cabinet are screwing this up?

There is no good solution right now that doesn’t mean more death.

A pox on Biden and Woke Milley and crew.


5 posted on 08/26/2021 12:12:07 PM PDT by RummyChick (Bagram was the most logical exit point. Stand up and justify your decision (hat tip Larrytown))
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What an absolute catastrophe and disgrace.

McCarthy should be calling them back to begin impeachment proceedings.


6 posted on 08/26/2021 12:12:12 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Is there anything more useless than a Bush League Republican?


7 posted on 08/26/2021 12:12:36 PM 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: CatOwner

Lock and load. More fighting startig up in Kabul. Gunfight going on near Afghan Parliament in Darul Aman area of Kabul city. A 3rd, 4th, and 5th explosion is reported in Kabul.


9 posted on 08/26/2021 12:13:07 PM PDT by gandalftb
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Is he going to write a letter.


10 posted on 08/26/2021 12:13:57 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( Less Lindell CONS, More AZ Style Audits)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Bastards..all of them !this didn’t have to happen! Resignations must happen!


11 posted on 08/26/2021 12:13:57 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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“Sure, leave it to the GOP to make a bad situation possibly worse and end up being blamed for the final outcome. Idiots.”

They don’t call them the stupid party for nothing! (Pelosi probably gave McCarthy marching orders).


12 posted on 08/26/2021 12:14:03 PM PDT by brownsfan (For conservatives, we have taxation without representation.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

McCarthy should be demanding the resignation, of the President, the hoe, the cabinet, and the chiefs of staff. Then conduct an investigation of all the memos and emails between the military command, whitehouse, and state department!


13 posted on 08/26/2021 12:14:18 PM PDT by Swirl
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Hey McCarthy, this is nothing but grand standing! You know Pelosi’s answer.


14 posted on 08/26/2021 12:14:34 PM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The rotten members of Congress are thinking “Whew. What a great time to be on a luxury vacation. Just turn off all the news and it’s back to relaxing in the jacuzzi.”


15 posted on 08/26/2021 12:14:57 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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Did kev consult with his roomie first? Better get the tall-ee-bahn in on the Zoom call cause they don’t seem to be on board with what “Way To Go Joe!” is indicating. Maybe get raggedy jen on it to since the respect assertive womxn and all. Grrrrrrrrrr! :-{


16 posted on 08/26/2021 12:14:57 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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He should be calling for the Vice President and the Speaker to personally go to Afghanistan for Peace Talks, maybe things will go bad...


17 posted on 08/26/2021 12:15:14 PM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Announce we are sending in 2,000 troops to retake Bagram Air Force base (but don’t send any)- let the Taliban send every fighter there, then drop a MOAB on the base


18 posted on 08/26/2021 12:15:46 PM PDT by PMAS (Vote with your wallets, there are 80 million of us - No China made, No Amazon)
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I knew they were going to parley this into a reason as to why we can’t leave Afghanistan any time soon. All deliberate imo.


19 posted on 08/26/2021 12:16:02 PM PDT by jimwatx
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Lean on some Dems from conservative districts and pass MTG’s articles of impeachment


20 posted on 08/26/2021 12:16:15 PM PDT by OKSooner (Always say, "After the fair trial".)
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