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re: Taliban has taken Kabul. Terrorist attack at Airport at least 12 marines confirmed killed
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:31 pm to LegendInMyMind
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:31 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Who knows how it will be when things get even more desperate.
That’s my concern. A few more days without food or water baking in the sun will make people desperate. There is no option to go back home for a lot of these people.
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Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:32 pm to THRILLHO
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That's certainly not what every video from the "airport" shows.
Eh it’s hard to say without knowing how big the airport is. The area they’re in could still be away from the actual runway and area where the US is setup.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:33 pm to LSUGrrrl
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Those people are being killed in the streets.
There will be thousands of them.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:33 pm to BigJman
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Looks like a successful Kabul evacuation! US military aircraft just left Afghanistan 1 hour . Now Otw to respected bases at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
(3) USAF KC-135 Tankers
(2) USN/MC C-130Js
(1) USAF KC-10 Extender
(1) USAF C-17 Globemaster
(1) Dept of State Dash 8-300 LINK
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:33 pm to THRILLHO
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US soldiers supposedly have a perimeter setup and aren’t allowing people to get close.
That's certainly not what every video from the "airport" shows.
The videos show pure chaos with soldiers taking positions behind vehicles but everything around them is pure confusion. They seem to be protecting themselves, rightfully, more than trying to instill calm
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:34 pm to OMLandshark
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Honestly, prepare yourselves, because this week you’re probably going to see actual Americans heads roll on camera. I pray to God I’m wrong, but with 10,000 of them over there, I can’t see it ending any other way.
How many have died so far?
There is a reason for that
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:34 pm to The Pirate King
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That’s my concern. A few more days without food or water baking in the sun will make people desperate. There is no option to go back home for a lot of these people.
Yep. Those people either get a spot on one of those planes taking off or they die. And they know it so they really have nothing to lose by doing whatever they can to get in one of those planes.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:34 pm to Delacroix22
quote:Everyone at the airport, so far--but that's embassy folks. Little or no word on any americans that are in the city that were told to "shelter in place" and are now stuck.
So the general vibe is they’re letting Americans evacuate?
quote:We stopped evacuating them. They're toast.
What about Afghan nationals who helped Americans?
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:34 pm to LegendInMyMind
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We are about to be funding both sides of a civil war.
We have been doing that already.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:35 pm to Hurricane Mike
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How many have died so far?
There is a reason for that
I have an answer for that: we don’t know. Wouldn’t shock me if an hour after I went to bed one popped up on Twitter.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:35 pm to Hurricane Mike
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How many have died so far?
There is a reason for that
We don’t know. There are American contractors all over and we don’t know if they’ve even made it to the airport.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:36 pm to The Pirate King
OEF vet here, I am beyond sickened and disappointed to watch this unfold. We set Afghanistan up to fail.
I honestly can't figure how or why we negotiated with a terrorist organization and believed anything they said.
I can't help but to feel all the sacrifice, loss of buddies, etc was for absolutely nothing
I feel so awful for the innocent people and the nationals who helped us. Lots of folks are going to die
I honestly can't figure how or why we negotiated with a terrorist organization and believed anything they said.
I can't help but to feel all the sacrifice, loss of buddies, etc was for absolutely nothing
I feel so awful for the innocent people and the nationals who helped us. Lots of folks are going to die
This post was edited on 8/15/21 at 11:51 pm
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:36 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:Thanks for the link. However, this is the only meaningful lift that you listed. The other two are just "in air" fuelers.
(2) USN/MC C-130Js
(1) USAF C-17 Globemaster
(1) Dept of State Dash 8-300
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:37 pm to Taxing Authority
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Everyone at the airport, so far--but that's embassy folks. Little or no word on any americans that are in the city that were told to "shelter in place" and are now stuck.
It is likely that very few, if any, American civilians or diplomats were outside of the Embassy. They, almost by rule, had not been outside the Embassy much lately. The Embassy has been completely evacuated, and those people are waiting at the airport (quite a few have supposedly already left the airport).
Could there be some who are unaccounted for, or worked/lived outside the Embassy? Sure. But it likely isn't a large number at this point.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:38 pm to LSUGrrrl
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Yep. Those people either get a spot on one of those planes taking off or they die. And they know it so they really have nothing to lose by doing whatever they can to get in one of those planes.
If the US soldiers surrounding the strip say "We're not leaving until all of you do", there's no reason for any of them to believe that promise. Very sad.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:39 pm to Wolfhound45
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Thanks for the link. However, this is the only meaningful lift that you listed. The other two are just "in air" fuelers.
Thanks. I was just relaying the info, I leave to you folks who know more than me to sort it out.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:39 pm to Wolfhound45
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Thanks for the link. However, this is the only meaningful lift that you listed. The other two are just "in air" fuelers.
False both the both the KC-10 and 135 can be configured to carry large amounts of passengers. I worked both jets.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:40 pm to Sao
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So. Now that this unlimited congressionally back piggy bank is coming to an end, where are we betting the next "National Security Threat" operation going to be?
they're already lined up on $4.5Trillion in "infauxstructure". Between this and COVID, they'll have outspent the GWOT before this congresss is done. 
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:40 pm to crazy4lsu
quote:I trust your post in middle easter threads more than anyone on this site fwiw
crazy4lsu
TYFYS
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:41 pm to crazy4lsu
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We have been doing that already.
Yeah, but this seems like it will be fully out in the open. Not much to hide the money behind right now.
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