https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/20...eat-506475
This is disgusting and unacceptable and Biden is undoubtedly is a true politician. Cares only about himself and his attempt at POTUS is one of the most underwhelming things witnessed in modern times. A true Marie Antionette or King Richard totally out of touch with reality. He makes Trump look like a world beater. Without a doubt the WORST President in my lifetime. Everything he has anything to do with turns to whale excrement. And, he has only been in office for 8 months.
I guess when you hide out in the cellar for the whole election cycle and fools still figure out a way to get you to where you are we should not be surprised.
no Visitor Logs to disclose in Delaware.
Quote:The U.S. Embassy issued a stern warning to Americans on Saturday not to go to Kabul airport - which is the only way out of the country - because of 'security threats' outside its gates a day after President Biden vowed to bring citizens and Afghan allies home.
'Because of potential security threats outside the gates at the Kabul airport, we are advising U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates at this time unless you receive individual instructions from a U.S. government representative to do so,' the Embassy warning says.
The warning was issued less than 24 hours after Biden said there was 'no indication' that the Taliban was stopping Americans and their allies from reaching the airport and promised to get everyone home.
It was the first time Biden took questions from White House reporters - on a pre-approved list - in nine days since the chaos started unfolding in Afghanistan.
'Let me be clear, any American who wants to come home, we will get you home,' Biden pledged during the speech that he started 50 minutes late where he stumbled over answers.
The president made the promise to 'mobilize every force necessary' despite admitting he doesn't know how many Americans were left and he 'cannot promise what the final outcome will be'.
He also said allies around the world have not questioned US credibility over the chaotic Kabul evacuation, insisted Al Qaeda is gone from Afghanistan and claimed there has been 'no indication' the Taliban has blocked Americans from reaching the airport.
Minutes after Biden said the mission to destroy Al Qaeda in Afghanistan was a success and that he knew of no circumstances where Americans had been unable to reach Kabul airport, he was flatly contradicted by the Pentagon.
Yes, Al Qaeda remains present in Afghanistan, said Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby during a briefing, and yes, he was aware of reports of Americans being beaten by the Taliban as they tried to reach safety.
The contradiction will raise further doubt about whether Biden is in control of the White House messaging operation, let alone the chaotic effort to bring Americans home.
Over the last 12 hours, videos started emerging showing the pandemonium and occasional violence outside the airport. Kabul airport is the only way out of the country after the Taliban started seizing the country's major cities.
Abdul Ghani Baradar - one of the Taliban’s top leaders who negotiated the exit of US troops with former President Donald Trump in Qatar - arrived in Kabul on Saturday.
The world's eyes are on him as he leads discussions with other Taliban leaders who will construct the framework for how they govern the country over the next week few weeks - a stark difference to the shadowy presence they maintained for years pre-9/11.
A Taliban official told Reuters that the framework 'will protect everyone's rights' but would not be a democracy by Western standards.
It's unclear exactly how many U.S. citizens remain in Afghanistan, but estimates have ranged as high as 15,000.
There are still tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan - US citizens, Afghans and people who helped America during the war - who are waiting to see if Biden will deliver on his promise. Vulnerable Afghans, who fear the Taliban's retaliation, sent desperate pleas not to be left behind.
But the August 31 troop withdrawal deadline is fast approaching, and the president hasn't committed to extending the deadline, despite the UK urging Biden to delay the withdrawal to help with the airlifting of as many as 6,000 British nationals and locals.
NATO has begged the Biden administration to keep a troop presence on the ground for as long as possible, the Pentagon said just minutes later that Al Qaeda is present in parts of Afghanistan and there are multiple reports insurgents are using checkpoints to block safe passage to the airport.
Meanwhile, evacuation efforts can be described - at best - as chaotic. Some outgoing flights were far from full because of Taliban checkpoints and bureaucratic challenges.
Then a backlog at the transit facility in Qatar, which is one of the main countries welcoming refugees, stalled flights for hours on Friday.
A defense official said about 5,7000 people, including about 250 Americans, were flown out of Kabul in 16 C-17 transport planes. The previous two days, about 2,000 people were airlifted.
'This is one of the largest 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 said on Friday.
David Marshall Fox, an American who moved to Afghanistan in 2013, has been trying to get out of Afghanistan with his three-year-old son.
In an interview with ABC News, he said the U.S. Marines sent warning shots in the air and threw flashbang grenades to get the crowd to back up.
'I was yelling, "Americans. Americans here,"' Fox said while gesturing with his arm that he was pointing at himself and his son. 'I made eye contact with (a Marine), and he just says, "Get back. Get back now." And the Marines are firing warning shots in the air and throwing flashbangs.
'And every time the Marines fired a volley of warning shots, the whole crowd would just surge back, and I was holding this little boy and trying to keep my balance.
'After about 30 minutes of this, we realized we couldn't stay there any longer. If we stayed, we realized there was a chance that we would pass out from exhaustion,' Fox said.
During the interview with ABC News, he said the airport is 'very dangerous' and the Marines 'do not have control of it.'
During Biden's Friday address, he was asked if he was also committed to get out the Afghans who supported the U.S. war effort, with thousands still stranded on the ground because of the drawn out visa process and the delay in getting them evacuated.
'Yes, we're making the same commitment. There's no one more important than bringing American citizens out, I acknowledge that, but they're equally important almost is all those [special immigrant visas], as we call them, who in fact helped us - they're translators, they went into battle for us, they were part of the operation,' Biden answered.
He also said the U.S. was trying to get out Afghans working at non-governmental organizations, women's organizations, and others.
'This is one of the largest 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 acknowledged.
He insisted that the chaotic takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban, leading to disarray at Kabul's airport as westerners and Afghans flee, did not taint the U.S.'s global reputation.
'I have seen no question of our credibility of our allies from around the world,' he said.
'There will be plenty of time to criticize and second guess when this operation is over, but now, now I'm focused on getting this job done,' Biden added.
The president talked about conversations he had with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron.
'We all agreed that will convene the G7 meeting next week. A group of the world's leading democracies. So that together we can coordinate our mutual approach, our united approach, moving forward,' Biden said.
While dismissing a question about Afghans falling from aircraft posed Wednesday by ABC News' George Stephanopoulos - the one sit-down he did with press all week - on Friday Biden finally addressed the visuals.
'The past week has been heartbreaking. We've seen gut-wrenching images of panicked people acting out of shear desperation,' he said. 'It's completely understandable, they're frightened, they're sad.'
'I don't think anyone, anyone of us can see these pictures and not see that pain on a human level,' he added.
Biden gave a status report on the evacuation, explaining why reporters on the ground saw no flights leave Kabul for a number of hours.
'We paused flights in Kabul a few hours this morning to make sure we could process the arriving evacuees at the transit points,' Biden said. 'But our commander in Kabul has already given the order for outbound flights to resume. Even with the pause, we moved out 5,700 evacuees yesterday.'
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What a clusterfuq. And just when you thought it couldn't get any worse and that you'd seen it all, there it is, yet another monumental fuq up.
Our brass over there are telling the Euro brass to stop going outside the wire to get their citizens because it makes us look bad. How disgraceful. I'm sure there are contractors there doing extractions. The teams could go out there and get anybody that needs to be gotten.
What's the problem?
Slow Joe has assured us that the Tolleybon promised that they would behave.
(08-21-2021 12:58 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote: [ -> ]What's the problem?
Slow Joe has assured us that the Tolleybon promised that they would behave.
Seriously, what is this old fool doing right now sitting around with his thumb up his rectum waiting on his next Doctor appointment? Because he definitely is NOT fulfilling the duties of his office
(08-21-2021 12:58 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote: [ -> ]What's the problem?
Slow Joe has assured us that the Tolleybon promised that they would behave.
Ha, ha, now that's funny. We have a group of people that are 100 years away from being actual cavemen and he says that they are trustful. The Telly Ban are no more than the equivalent to the apes getting weapons in the movie Planet of the Apes. Uneducated and propangandized by their leaders, what can you expect. They'll never know how other people in civilized countrys function as they're banned from watching western decadence on their tvs. Can you imagine getting some of them to the US and showing them our stocked grocery stores, busy highways, etc. they'll be like Gorbachev when he witnessed it firsthand, shocked.
(08-21-2021 11:47 AM)Eagleaidaholic Wrote: [ -> ]Our brass over there are telling the Euro brass to stop going outside the wire to get their citizens because it makes us look bad. How disgraceful. I'm sure there are contractors there doing extractions. The teams could go out there and get anybody that needs to be gotten.
We've got specialized teams intensely trained on recovering citizens. Where they are right now is anybody's guess. This kind of situation is exactly what they are trained for.
Regarding other nations rescuing their people, I had read from more than one source that there were shouting matches btw our commanders and theirs. I've also heard and read that our special forces are chomping at the bit to get the green light to go outside the perimeter and get out people.
Once we start to see the first hostage videos, all hell will break loose here at home. They are coming. We all know it. The Biden administration will be dead men/women walking once that happens.
(08-21-2021 06:18 PM)MileHighBronco Wrote: [ -> ] (08-21-2021 11:47 AM)Eagleaidaholic Wrote: [ -> ]Our brass over there are telling the Euro brass to stop going outside the wire to get their citizens because it makes us look bad. How disgraceful. I'm sure there are contractors there doing extractions. The teams could go out there and get anybody that needs to be gotten.
We've got specialized teams intensely trained on recovering citizens. Where they are right now is anybody's guess. This kind of situation is exactly what they are trained for.
Regarding other nations rescuing their people, I had read from more than one source that there were shouting matches btw our commanders and theirs. I've also heard and read that our special forces are chomping at the bit to get the green light to go outside the perimeter and get out people.
Once we start to see the first hostage videos, all hell will break loose here at home. They are coming. We all know it. The Biden administration will be dead men/women/they/them walking once that happens.
FIFY
Idiots, especially on the Left, just don't get. Those people do not think like us. What we consider heinous they consider glory to God.