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Top general says US military is 'prepared to house and feed' Afghan refugees 'as long as it takes’
Fox News ^ | Published 52 mins ago 8/27/21 | Fox News

Posted on 08/27/2021 3:39:27 PM PDT by conservative98

The Air Force general tasked with overseeing U.S. Northern Command said on Friday the U.S. military is "prepared to house and feed" the incoming Afghan refugees "as long as it takes" to get them settled.

"They’re coming here, starting over with what they bring with them," Gen. Glen VanHerck told reporters. "We’ve been incredibly well supported by the local communities and non-governmental organizations, etc., that have jumped in to help these families with things of need such as diapers, formula, clothing, you name it.

"We have been tremendously blessed to have overwhelming support."

Over 21,000 Afghan refugees have arrived at several U.S. airports and military bases since evacuations from Afghanistan were initiated less than two weeks ago.

Up to 50,000 refugees are expected to arrive stateside by Sept. 15, VanHerck confirmed Friday.

The Air Force general explained that the refugees will be permitted to stay in their "soft" and "hard shelters" for as long as it takes the State Department to complete the Special Immigrant Visa process.

The military is providing medical support

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; glenvanherck; refugeeswelcome; wokegenerals
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To: qaz123

My gut feeling is they were working for US military only because of the paychecks.


That’s exactly what was going on. Every country has foreigner groupies. Guys who look to attach themselves to foreigners for job/business opportunities. Women who hop from foreigner bed to foreigner bed for fun and possible other benefits. Any American who has traveled and isn’t blind has understood what these kind of folks are up to.


61 posted on 08/27/2021 4:47:04 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: conservative98

Effin madness along with the 500,000 invaders from our borders! Ugh! The GREAT RESET!


62 posted on 08/27/2021 4:49:54 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: conservative98

Why can’t the military feed all American citizens who are homeless here FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES?

Our military leadership is worthless. They can’t win wars but they can import thousands of Muslim refugees and GIVE THEM EVERYTHING FREE FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES !

Our military cannot win a war but at least our Air Force has maternity flight suits !


63 posted on 08/27/2021 4:51:42 PM PDT by Gnome1949
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To: qaz123

Does this top whatever make enough to do that?

Bastards can’t stop pi$$ing OUR money away.


64 posted on 08/27/2021 4:53:25 PM PDT by JayAr36 (My disgust with government is complete.)
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To: conservative98

Strange ,
the only thing this tells me is what is silent in between the lines

The military has flown in jihadists replacements
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for all the toops they can manage to get killed outright in kabul, ongoing,
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and all the patriot Extreemists cisgenders , Christians, white supremacists and antivaxers.

Gee,
with needs and priorities like that of course they had to abandon American citizens

This plus wanting to take our guns I’m begging to think the Biden Regime means us harm...

I must be a coincidence theorist.


65 posted on 08/27/2021 4:58:36 PM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: montag813

Yep!
The forced destruction of America via immigrants and refugees continues.


66 posted on 08/27/2021 5:00:13 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: JayAr36

Nope. And we’re expected to sit there and eat the sh*t sandwich.

Of course, if you challenge any of this, you’re a xenophobe, racist, and any other ‘ist’ they can think of.

But no one will ever listen to concerns about money, tax increases and crime rates.


67 posted on 08/27/2021 5:00:46 PM PDT by qaz123
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To: Lurkinanloomin

The beheadings will begin before Thanksgiving and the MSM will cover up all of the violence with news that Christians and others not taking the vax are “domestic terrorists”.


68 posted on 08/27/2021 5:01:54 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: lee martell

NO Country in the world wants them .

Europe and Middle East all said Heck NO !

These savages do not assimilate and get off welfare .

They gang rape , robbed , and rioted al over Europe
and many are in prison .
They make up most of the Swedish prison populations .


69 posted on 08/27/2021 5:03:22 PM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists are the real danger)
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To: JimRed

BINGO.

Never fully trust any Moslem. Esp. not 50000 of them.


70 posted on 08/27/2021 5:03:56 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: entropy12

This is not to be construed as anything MORE than “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”.

There are “less radical” Moslems who just didn’t like Taliban version. Just because they helped doesn’t make them your friend. You may just be the most useful thing at the moment.

So frankly, I don’t really want to hear it from soldiers and marines that we have all these friends to save and take in fully.

Let them go to Moslem countries.


71 posted on 08/27/2021 5:09:58 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

If you think they will be grateful for coming here, I’ve got two words: “Ilhan Omar”


72 posted on 08/27/2021 5:11:21 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: conservative98

Is that the job of the military. I think not.


73 posted on 08/27/2021 5:21:45 PM PDT by Captain Compassion (I'm just sayin')
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To: lodi90

The refugees most likely won’t know it and won’t care until the Dems convince them to be offended about bases named after the Confederates.

Unless they have the luxury of time for scholarly issues, the average Afghani would have no reason to study the history of American Wars. That will all change now.


74 posted on 08/27/2021 5:25:05 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: conservative98

As long as it takes. Including the next 1000 generations.


75 posted on 08/27/2021 5:28:39 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: conservative98

And they’re all going to have to have halal meat prepared for them.


76 posted on 08/27/2021 6:03:07 PM PDT by lilypad
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To: conservative98

But it can’t take care of homeless vets.


77 posted on 08/27/2021 6:09:36 PM PDT by realcleanguy (quickly things are falling apart, now that the )
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To: conservative98

There is no US military. They are controlled by outside forces and used as the police of the world, by the world’s elites. The only thing US about them is the US is their base.


78 posted on 08/27/2021 7:13:03 PM PDT by Carry me back (Cut the feds by 90%)
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To: conservative98
...the U.S. military is "prepared to house and feed" the incoming Afghan refugees "as long as it takes" to get them settled.

Damn shame we don't do the same for homeless and hungry American veterans.

79 posted on 08/27/2021 7:28:40 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (In time of peace, prepare for war.)
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To: conservative98

I’d like to hear a top general say the US military is prepared to fight and win a war.


80 posted on 08/27/2021 7:51:16 PM PDT by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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