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Afghanistan
Biden commits to getting all Americans out of Afghanistan
2021-08-19
"you're focked"
[10 News] President Joe Biden said he is willing to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan until every American who wants to leave the country is evacuated.

"Americans should understand that we're gonna try to get it done before Aug. 31st," Biden said in an interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos.

The president previously set an Aug. 31 deadline to end the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan.

But when pressed on whether Americans would be left behind, Biden told Stephanopoulos that he would be willing to stay beyond the deadline if more Americans needed to be evacuated.

Up to 15,000 Americans were reportedly in Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover.

In the interview, Biden defended the Afghanistan withdrawal despite the chaotic nature of the past week.

"The idea that somehow there's a way to have gotten out without chaos ensuing, I don't know how that happens," Biden said.

Biden added that no one expected the Taliban to take over Afghanistan in a matter of days.
Except ...everybody
Posted by:Frank G

#15  O treacherous apostrophe,
Just why do you so hate poor me?
Posted by: Department of Justin Wilson8602   2021-08-19 23:39  

#14  Feeling lonely, a long way from home?
Remember, all roads lead to roam:
Just duck by your dealer's
And pick up the Wheeler's
Impossibly timely old tome!

Posted by: Department of Justin Wilson8602   2021-08-19 23:27  

#13  Iran hostage thing will be minor compared to this shit show.
Posted by: Woodrow   2021-08-19 20:33  

#12  Looks like Poland is stepping up to the plate.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-08-19 16:30  

#11  Yes, especially considering nobody over here gave the UK/NATO any coordination or even a heads up.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-08-19 16:07  

#10  All Americans. Even the non-vaccinated ones?

Tip of the hat to the UK Paras and contractors for doing what needs to be done.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-08-19 15:07  

#9  Some of the "USCits" should ask the organizations they contracted them to manage their exfiltration.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-08-19 14:44  

#8  What's this Aug. 31st bullshit? Is there some fuggn tide problem? Aircraft powered by moonlight? Gotta be a Blue Moon?

This farce of a team isn't setting the tempo, measure, or even picking the genre for the piper to play, but Aug Thirty-One it is then.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-08-19 12:55  

#7  Make on call to the Pakistani Government and tel them that all US aid, access and military cooperation will end immeditely if the Taliban doesn't find every USCit by name and escort them to the airport. The entire farce is that we have no power, when in fact our money and access to the financial systems we control can't influence this completely. The Taliban are creatures of Pakistan, and we know it and have for decades. WE just have forgotten how to act like America....
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2021-08-19 12:48  

#6  ^
We have idiotic - defeatist - chickensh-t leadership
in charge
Posted by: Jack Slusorong4848   2021-08-19 09:40  

#5  UK paratroopers are rescuing trapped British civilians

Meanwhile

General Milley — We’re still working on it…
Lloyd Austin — We can’t do it…
Clarissa Ward — No way in hell Americans can get to the airport…
Posted by: Jack Slusorong4848   2021-08-19 09:36  

#4  Just call the Fed and tell them to print another Trillion dollars. C-17s will fly in with pallets and Americans out.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-08-19 07:03  

#3  Biden commits to getting all Americans out of Afghanistan

Hello Uber, This is Joe, and I need some people picked up...
Posted by: Bugs Speretle9667   2021-08-19 01:45  

#2  Wait, is this the part where we're supposed to be grateful?
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2021-08-19 01:30  

#1  If any survive.
Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454   2021-08-19 00:15  

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