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Looks like ground operations are next. Behold the C17 sky bridge.

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You'd think they could airlift civilians back on the return flights? Didn't Biden pull down a ton **** for the Afghanistan withdrawal? Just saying.

True Chaos Exposed as Trump Abandons Thousands in War Zone
www.thedailybeast.co m/true-chaos-exposed -as-trump-abandons-t housands-in-war
One embassy warned Americans stuck in the Middle East that they "should not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation."

Americans in the Middle East have been struggling to leave the region amid the Iran war, with multiple U.S. embassies saying they cannot help.

On Tuesday, the fourth day of the war, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Capitol Hill that more than 1,500 people are still asking for assistance.
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Trump Reveals Why There's No Evacuation Plan for Trapped Americans
Americans remain trapped in the Middle East amid Trump's war on Iran.
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Donald Trump admitted in the White House Tuesday that he didn't have an evacuation plan for Americans in the Middle East before bombing Iran.

"Thousands of Americans are stranded. Why wasn't there an evacuation plan?" a reporter asked Trump while he was meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

"Well, because it happened all very quickly. We thought, and I thought, maybe more so than most, I could ask Marco [Rubio], but I thought we were going to have a situation where we were going to be attacked," Trump said, going off on a tangent about Iran attacking countries around the region.

Nowhere in Trump's response to the reporter's question was there any concern about Americans who find themselves stuck in the Middle East with flights grounded.

U.S. embassies in the region have warned stranded U.S. citizens that they're on their own, after the State Department urged Americans in 14 different countries to use any "available commercial transportation" to evacuate. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday directed Americans to the State Department's Smart Traveler Enrolment Program, an old service that helps facilitate contact between American expatriates and U.S. embassies.
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@mypeez :
Remember when the repubs here had a fit about Biden's evacuation of Afghanistan?

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Just more of trump's 'respect' for the military.

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mypeez : Remember when the republicans here had a fit about Biden's evacuation of Afghanistan?

@skutfarcus : Yes, yes I do. I also seem to remember the withdrawal being by an agreement that Trump had signed.

U.S. Withdrawal and Evacuation
The U.S. and its allies conducted the largest non-combatant evacuation operation in U.S. history, airlifting over 123,000 people between August 14 and 30, 2021, from Hamid Karzai International Airport. Evacuees included U.S. citizens, foreign diplomats, Afghan allies, journalists, and human rights activists. Despite the collapse of the central government, the airport remained under NATO and U.S. military control during the evacuation. The operation concluded on August 30, leaving some U.S. citizens and visa holders still stranded.

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I also seem to remember the withdrawal being by an agreement that Trump had signed.

@mypeez : Never let facts get in the way.

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So far, Trump's war has cost taxpayers $2B. I thought conservatives were financially responsible. 🤔

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@skutfarcus : Only when it comes to the Safety Net programs that feeds kids, helps the elderly, disabled, homeless or marginalized groups. Heaven forbid some buys a steak with SNAP.

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mypeez : Trump will get Americans killed and end up with the same deal Obama made.* This is a General chat discussion. This post was gray boxed because it was likely a Fastlane topic in a General Chat thread. Gray box details Dispute

@skutfarcus :
Very possible. Hassan Rouhani, negotiated the deal with Obama. As a moderate, he is now being mentioned as a possible new supreme leader.

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