Live Thread 3: The Fall of Afghanistan

[Right_in_Virginia]

WA-3 MUST elect this patriot!

https://mobile.twitter.com/joekent16jan19/status/1429443687847583747

[mountaineer]

Glenn Greenwald
@ggreenwald
George Bush and Dick Cheney's former CIA/NSA Director -- and current CNN favorite -- endorsing the idea that people who wear MAGA hats and aren't vaccinated should be forcibly shipped to Afghanistan.

The US intelligence community has always been led by sociopaths.

4:47 PM · Aug 22, 2021·

[Right_in_Virginia]

https://mobile.twitter.com/ColumbiaBugle/status/1429532697093869580

[Right_in_Virginia]

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/emeriticus/status/1429524001848705030

[Right_in_Virginia]

https://mobile.twitter.com/JesseKellyDC/status/1429250605604917260

[Right_in_Virginia]

Former UK commander in Afghanistan says Biden shouldn't be impeached: 'He should be court-martialed'

Interview is to be aired tonight on "Life, Liberty & Levin"; FNC, 8:00 and 11:00 PM ET

[txradioguy]

How many were Americans?  If the recent past is any indication, about 780 were US Citizens (10%).  That means we have about 1,000 of us out, about 1/15th of the total US Citizens still in country.  About 95% are still screwed.

That’s the tell on what the Pentagon is saying.  If all 7800 were Americans then they’d put that front  and center in all their releases. 

[mountaineer]

John Cardillo
@johncardillo
President Barack Obama and VP Susan Rice completely botched Afghanistan and blamed it on a senile old man.
7:43 PM · Aug 22, 2021·

Good to remember. Joe's not in charge. Even Jill is not in charge.
This is 100% on B. Hussein and his puppet Susan Rice.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/1429549887591534605

[DCPatriot]

Former UK commander in Afghanistan says Biden shouldn't be impeached: 'He should be court-martialed'

Interview is to be aired tonight on "Life, Liberty & Levin"; FNC, 8:00 and 11:00 PM ET

Exactly what I've been thinking.  "Impeachment" has become nothing but a distraction, since William Jefferson Clinton.

[libertybele]

Exactly what I've been thinking.  "Impeachment" has become nothing but a distraction, since William Jefferson Clinton.

Yes, he should be court-martialed, but as long as the DEMS retain control, it's never going to happen.

The best chance of getting Joe to step down is the 25th Amendment.  I don't know what the heck everyone is waiting for!

[Hoodat]

Noah Rothman
@NoahCRothman

The most powerful nation on earth cannot allow this. What are we doing?

But the most incompetent person to occupy the Oval Office can.

[DCPatriot]

Yes, he should be court-martialed, but as long as the DEMS retain control, it's never going to happen.

The best chance of getting Joe to step down is the 25th Amendment.  I don't know what the heck everyone is waiting for!

It's not about "...getting Joe to step down".   Eff that nonsense.  It will happen on its own.

It's about JUSTICE!  It's about revenge for this deliberate destruction of our Republic.

This isn't incompetence.  It's deliberate.

[libertybele]

It's not about "...getting Joe to step down".   Eff that nonsense.  It will happen on its own.

It's about JUSTICE!  It's about revenge for this deliberate destruction of our Republic.

This isn't incompetence.  It's deliberate.

I absolutely agree that this was deliberate.  Joe's mental acuity is an excuse -- he was put into play for a reason.

All I am pointing out is that as long as the DEMS remain in control, along with our corrupt DOJ, justice will never be brought to him Obama, Jarrett,Holder, Rice, Clinton, and on down the line. 

This was planned long before Trump was even sworn in.

[DCPatriot]

I absolutely agree that this was deliberate.  Joe's mental acuity is an excuse -- he was put into play for a reason.

All I am pointing out is that as long as the DEMS remain in control, along with our corrupt DOJ, justice will never be brought to him Obama, Jarrett,Holder, Rice, Clinton, and on down the line. 

This was planned long before Trump was even sworn in.

@libertybele

Aww...I'm not challenging you or mocking you.   

Just call it an 'enhancement' of your post.   

[libertybele]

@libertybele

Aww...I'm not challenging you or mocking you.   

Just call it an 'enhancement' of your post.   

      Agreed @DCPatriot and I'm just as pizzed off as you are as many of us are. This was done deliberately!!!         

[sneakypete]

Taliban leader ‘Baradar the Butcher’ lands in Kabul, allegedly eyeing presidency

Taliban leader and co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, known as “Baradar the Butcher,” arrived in Kabul on Saturday to begin talks that will focus on setting up a new Afghan government.

Baradar will meet battlefield commanders, former government leaders, and policy-makers, as well as religious scholars, a Taliban official told Agence France-Presse.

The terrorist leader was arrested in Pakistan in 2010 but was never handed over to the U.S. He was reportedly kept in Pakistan, residing in an official “guest room” of the government before he was transported in 2018 to Qatar at the request of former President Trump so he could lead talks that would potentially result in an eventual U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. It’s now rumored that Baradar is coveting the presidency of Afghanistan.

@mystery-ak

WHY? Only a certified fool would want that job.

Hey! Maybe they could give it to Harris?

[Hoodat]

How elite SAS troops launched dramatic operation to save 20 comrades trapped by advancing Taliban hordes as Kandahar fell - landing a Hercules plane on the desert floor in pitch darkness in 'textbook' raid

MARK NICOL   |   PUBLISHED: 17:00 EDT, 22 August 2021   |   UPDATED: 23:45 EDT

A team of Special Air Service soldiers who were surrounded by Taliban hordes in Kandahar have been rescued in a dramatic desert operation.

Around 20 elite SAS troops were left stranded in the province hundreds of miles from friendly forces when the militants took over.

As enemy fighters closed in they sent an SOS request to Special Forces bosses back in Britain calling for immediate extraction.

But they could not use Kandahar airfield – once home to 26,000 international troops at the height of the military campaign – because it had already been overrun by Taliban. So the SAS soldiers fought their way to a secret desert location where they went into hiding. The coordinates of the location were then relayed back to Special Forces headquarters in a series of coded messages.



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9917109/SAS-dramatic-desert-raid-save-troops-Taliban.html

[rangerrebew]

Pentagon spox downplays ‘sporadic’ beatings of people, including Americans, escaping Taliban
August 21, 2021 | Jon Dougherty | Print Article


Pentagon spokesman John Kirby gave a less-than-confident answer in response to queries from media outlets following reports that some Americans were getting beaten by Taliban forces outside the international airport in Kabul.

During a Saturday briefing, Kirby, along with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William “Hank” Taylor, discussed the reports as well as a host of additional information regarding the turbulent, chaotic situation that still exists in the Afghan capital. The briefing came after President Joe Biden gathered with his national security team in the White House Situation Room.

Continued violence being committed against Americans attempting to get into the airport so they can be evacuated was among the several topics discussed. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has actually acknowledged that the attacks have taken place and has condemned them.

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/21/pentagon-spox-downplays-sporadic-beatings-of-people-including-americans-escaping-taliban-1122582/

[rangerrebew]

 Defense Secretary Says Evacuating Americans ‘Harassed’ And ‘Beaten’ By Taliban After Biden Downplays Chaos
August 20, 2021 By Gabe Kaminsky

After President Joe Biden claimed in a press conference Friday the United States has no knowledge of Americans facing difficulties passing Taliban checkpoints and getting to the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reportedly indicated to lawmakers on a call that Americans are being beaten by the terrorists.

The Kabul airport is the sole evacuation place in Afghanistan for Afghan allies and U.S. citizens. In his presser, Biden claimed, “We know of no circumstance where American citizens have not been able to get to the airport” and the U.S. federal government is in “close contact” with the Taliban.

Minutes later, Austin contradicted Biden’s statement, as reported by Politico.

“We’re also aware that some people, including Americans, have been harassed and even beaten by the Taliban,” said Austin on the House call. “This is unacceptable and [we] made it clear to the designated Taliban leader.”

https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/20/defense-secretary-says-evacuating-americans-harassed-and-beaten-by-taliban-after-biden-downplays-chaos/

[rangerrebew]

Biden denies reality, won't commit to using US troops to extract Americans from Kabul despite Taliban beating US citizens
News
Chris Pandolfo
August 20, 2021
 

Facing intense criticism from all sides over the incompetent effort to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies out of Afghanistan, President Joe Biden addressed the nation Friday to give an update on the evacuation effort.


The president said that nearly 6,000 troops were deployed on the ground in Kabul and have secured the airport and enabled international flights out of the country to resume. He would not commit, however, to using U.S. troops to go into Kabul and extract Americans who have not been able to reach the airport. In fact, he claimed that there was "no indication" American citizens were having trouble reaching the airport, a claim that is not based in reality.

"This is one of the largest, most difficult airlifts in history. And the only country in the world capable of projecting this much power on the far side of the world, with this degree of precision, is the United States of America," Biden boasted.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-will-not-commit-to-using-troops-to-extract-americans

[mystery-ak]

Gunfire at Chaotic Kabul Airport: One Dead as U.S. and German Forces Involved

U.S. and German military forces were involved in a deadly firefight at Kabul airport on Monday morning against unidentified gunmen at the North Gate of the facility.

According to the German military the gunfire erupted in the increasingly volatile area surrounding Hamid Karzai International Airport’s entry checkpoints.

German and American troops “participated in further exchange of fire”, the German army said in a statement.

more
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2021/08/23/gunfire-at-chaotic-kabul-airport-one-dead-as-u-s-and-german-forces-involved/

[mystery-ak]

U.S. Embassy Again Warns Americans to Avoid Besieged Kabul Airport
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2021/08/23/u-s-embassy-again-warns-americans-to-avoid-besieged-kabul-airport/

[mystery-ak]

British Plead with Biden to Extend Afghan Presence, Cannot Finish Evacuations Alone

The British are pleading with the Biden administration to extend the American presence in Afghanistan so that evacuations can be completed, with government ministers saying they cannot finish the job alone.

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https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/08/23/british-plead-biden-extend-afghan-presence-cannot-finish-evacuations-alone/

[mystery-ak]

CNN’s Zeleny on Biden’s ‘Bizarre’ Speech — Seems He’s ‘Insulated or Isolated Inside the White House’

Sunday on CNN’s “Inside Politics,” CNN chief national affairs correspondent Jeff Zeleny suggested President Joe Biden’s recent speech about the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan was evidence the president is being “insulated or isolated inside the White House.”

more
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/08/22/cnns-zeleny-on-bidens-bizarre-speech-seems-hes-insulated-or-isolated-inside-the-white-house/