Biden tasked our military to get folks out. And I believe in our military capability, their ability and their determination to successfully complete the task.
I have a friend who works at the Pentagon. He is a Strategic Planner. Have you been watching any of the daily DOD press briefings? The military has dedicated a lot of resources to this effort.
First of all, the State Department has said they do not know how many Americans are in-country. So how will they know when all are evacuated?
Knowing someone who works in the Pentagon (one of approximately 26,000) is hardly the same as having an inside contact to what is actually going on. Do you honestly think the DOD spokespeople are going to stand up and contradict the CIC?
You are correct. We don’t know how many are there. However we do know how many want out. And as of today the report is that there are about 1500 American’s to get out.
I agree that having a inside contact is a specific thing. The issue with that is even if one had that level of information it could not be shared. And I am well aware that the DOD will never say that they can’t do something. But I believe that if they have a group of people there that have to be put on planes they will get it done. Certainly this whole thing should have been handled better. But for now I wish to remain optimistic that it will all end well.
Any American’s who went there to live and work had the option of registering with our Embassy there.
And the DOS said that months ago they started contacting all of the folks that registered and told them to get out and that they also had a loan program to help them get a commercial airplane ride out. And the DOS and White House have been making statements that if anybody was in contact with a American or a person from a ally country to let them know and DOS would get in touch. So if anyone did not heed the warnings and is now stuck, how the hell is Biden to blame?
If we refuse to pay their future ransom demand they will do exactly that. Torture and behead Americans.
They won’t do it right off the bat. They haven’t so far. But that’s because they’re getting a list of demands together. And if we don’t meet those demands (mostly monetary demands) they’ll start killing hostages one at a time.
I was just about to post this…it’s unbelievable. Who the ■■■■ is running this country? Sure as hell it’s not Biden.
And now there is this.
The United States embassy in Afghanistan has issued a statement warning Americans trapped in the country not to travel to the airport due to security threats.
“Because of security threats outside the gates of Kabul airport, we are advising U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates at this time unless you receive individual instructions from a U.S. government representative to do so,” the statement from the embassy reads.