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re: Taliban has taken Kabul. Terrorist attack at Airport at least 12 marines confirmed killed
Posted on 8/24/21 at 7:12 pm to LegendInMyMind
Posted on 8/24/21 at 7:12 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Wash Post has more deets: ''The two lawmakers began their journey to Kabul via a commercial flight to the United Arab Emirates, paying for the tickets using their own funds, Biba said. From there they “figured out a way onto an empty military flight going into Kabul,”
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Posted on 8/24/21 at 7:18 pm to LegendInMyMind
Not gonna lie - kinda impressed
They are idiots
They are idiots
Posted on 8/24/21 at 7:25 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Wash Post has more deets: ''The two lawmakers began their journey to Kabul via a commercial flight to the United Arab Emirates, paying for the tickets using their own funds, Biba said. From there they “figured out a way onto an empty military flight going into Kabul,”
Paying their own way and talking themselves onto a military flight.
AMERICCAAA frick YEA
Posted on 8/24/21 at 7:26 pm to LegendInMyMind
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2 Congress members fly to Kabul amid choatic evacuation
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prompting officials to complain that they were taking seats that could have gone to other Americans
What arrogant fricking pricks.
Posted on 8/24/21 at 7:37 pm to supadave3
I appreciate those two going and getting a real view of wtf is going on.
Posted on 8/24/21 at 7:40 pm to supadave3
How many of those flights have NOT been close to full??? THey didn't take a seat from anyone.
Posted on 8/24/21 at 7:40 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
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I appreciate those two going and getting a real view of wtf is going on.
Yeah, I'm kind of split on it. I know why the people on the ground would be pissed. I also recognize that those two Congressmen see the same damn shitshow we do and have watched the President and his Administration repeatedly lie about what is going on.
Posted on 8/24/21 at 7:58 pm to LegendInMyMind
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State Department, Defense Department and White House officials were furious about the incident
This is all I need to hear to know it was the right thing to do.
Posted on 8/24/21 at 8:01 pm to LegendInMyMind
“It’s another hostage on the line, Queen. Should I say that you’re not here?”
Posted on 8/24/21 at 8:02 pm to tiger91
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How many of those flights have NOT been close to full??? THey didn't take a seat from anyone.
I guess I read more into like they went there, caused a disruption of the security that is there, and then didn’t even contribute to the solution by at least bringing a load of them out of the country.
That’s how I it came to my mind, maybe it’s just been a long day.
Posted on 8/24/21 at 8:09 pm to Gravitiger
cnn sez 212000 crossed in July
Posted on 8/24/21 at 8:11 pm to supadave3
Moulton is tweeting about how he went expecting to push to extend but now realizes there is nothing to be done and it's futile. In other words, he's giving cover to Biden.
Meijer is a grandstanding douche. Everything he does is optics.
Meijer is a grandstanding douche. Everything he does is optics.
Posted on 8/24/21 at 8:32 pm to LegendInMyMind
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two members of Congress flew unannounced into Kabul airport in the middle of the ongoing chaotic evacuation Tuesday, stunning State Department and U.S. military personnel who had to divert resources to provide security and information to the lawmakers, U.S. officials said.
Officials said Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Mich., flew in on a charter aircraft and were on the ground at the Kabul airport for several hours. Officials said the two men were flying out of Kabul on another charter aircraft, prompting officials to complain that they were taking seats that could have gone to other Americans or Afghans fleeing the country.
Two officials familiar with the flight said that State Department, Defense Department and White House officials were furious about the incident because it was done without coordination with diplomats or military commanders directing the evacuation.
I mean say what you want about either party in Congress, but it's this kind of thing I can get behind. Put your money where your mouth is and see the shite firsthand.
Posted on 8/24/21 at 8:33 pm to NYNolaguy1
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I mean say what you want about either party in Congress, but it's this kind of thing I can get behind. Put your money where your mouth is and see the shite firsthand.
That’s bipartisanship I can agree with.
Posted on 8/24/21 at 8:34 pm to OMLandshark
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That’s bipartisanship I can agree with.
At least some of our leaders will show strength. Whether or not you agree with it.
Posted on 8/24/21 at 8:50 pm to UASports23
Conspiracy theory side of me thinks they may be getting an assessment and reporting it to members of congress to build a case against the president..
Posted on 8/24/21 at 8:55 pm to BananaManCan
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Conspiracy theory side of me thinks they may be getting an assessment and reporting it to members of congress to build a case against the president..
They will provide cover for Biden saying it was a hopeless situation and we had to get out.
Posted on 8/24/21 at 8:58 pm to LSUGrrrl
Soooo, just caught up in today. What a shite show. I’m furious and devastated. Our country cannot continue under this kind of “leadership.” The news today made me realize that I now have no faith in our government at all. I’ve been unhappy with our government but I always believed they would at least protect US citizens. Now I know they won’t.
What good is a government that cannot fulfill their primary function of protecting its citizens?
What good is a government that cannot fulfill their primary function of protecting its citizens?
Posted on 8/24/21 at 9:00 pm to BananaManCan
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Conspiracy theory side of me thinks they may be getting an assessment and reporting it to members of congress to build a case against the president..
I think it's more likely to create a shitshow and take eyes away from what's being funded in the Infrastructure Bill.
Posted on 8/24/21 at 9:04 pm to NYNolaguy1
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I mean say what you want about either party in Congress, but it's this kind of thing I can get behind. Put your money where your mouth is and see the shite firsthand.
I was wondering what the frick they were doing, and that didn't even occur to me (the quoted portion of the story doesn't give any clue as to the reasoning).
I appreciate the idea, but it wasn't worth it. They couldn't possibly get a good idea of what is going on outside of the airport. Not worried about "taking up outgoing seats", though. It would have just been unvetted Afghans, not Americans.
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