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8/19/2021 1:04:37 PM

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Section 6: International
Subject: Afghanistan Msg# 1135460

From:

Bob Cherry

Joined 2/9/2005

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Tom Hemmick (Read) Forum Leader

Joined 7/21/2005

Now he's offering to fly US citizens home,...

Kirby this morning: "Two-thousand were flown out; three-hundred were Americans." Do the math.

General Kellogg: [Austin and Milley presentations yesterday] "they had that deer-in-the-headlights look."

I'll take the OVER... $5,000,000,000 to get our people back.

Let's hope they made a strategic decision to preserve the airbase, should we have the need to return.

When a reporter asked the 1-star, today, if they are thinking of going beyond the airport perimeter to rescue Americans, he replied something about only having enough troops to complete the mission at the airport. Apparently, our armed forces are 'laser focused' on chewing gum.

Don't know your fact checker lady, Sherman..

I think she's one of myriad Ass't SoSs. Most likely she holds down the ME TOO desk at State.

Harris re Afghanistan: "They're not hanging that thing on me."

For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where:
Don't know your fact checker lady, Sherman..

But I get your message. Seems a question of proper priorities. Biden moved the US armed troops out from a bunch of military bases, a couple dozen throughout Afghanistan. He left behind the unarmed US civilians, and the western-friendly Afghanie folks like interpretors, etc. Then acts surprised those unarmed US & Afganies are being hunted down, with door to door searches, likely ending in executions. Obviously flawed planning and he deserves blame. Blood on his hands. With the armed troops gone, civilians are left undefended. Atrocious error in thinking & planning

Now he's offering to fly US citizens home, but they can't get to the airport, without risk of being executed by the Taliban. And with 6,000 troops going back , there's been no mention of any plans for assisting those Americans safe passage home.

Safety of Afghan women can wait until those more immediate threats are resolved. Or rely on local Afghan armed forces & police.

Recall two Wizard of OZ messages-- if [Joe] only had a brain -- if [Joe] only had a heart.

Sources I mentioned here, in earlier messages, had sent Biden better plans, but now we're hearing how such measures were ignored. Results were dire effects & deadly consequences, apparent to all. Casualties from their poor planning.

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