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08-23-2021, 08:49 AM
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Latest Afghanistan evacuation numbers from the White House this morning: From 8/22 at 3a ET to 8/23 at 3a ET, 28 US military flights evacuated ~10,400 people from Kabul and 61 coalition aircraft evacuated ~5,900 people. That brings the total to ~37,000 ppl evacuated since 8/14.
The win is that we are getting out, and getting people out, and by getting out freeing ourselves to defend our national interests in a manner where the means match the ends, and the ends match our interests.
Zero US casualties in the Afghanistan withdrawal. Zero.
Now tell me the alternate scenario, given that the State Department advised Americans to leave Afghanistan months ago, before the fall of Kabul & closure of the airport, what exactly is it that Biden should have done to force them to leave?
And one should think that after 20 years, if we haven’t inspired 89 million Afghans to oppose 100 thousand Taliban, what more can we do? We can’t stay forever; Afghan people need to determine their future, and we are evacuating what might be the strongest opposition.
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08-23-2021, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Pete F.
Latest Afghanistan evacuation numbers from the White House this morning: From 8/22 at 3a ET to 8/23 at 3a ET, 28 US military flights evacuated ~10,400 people from Kabul and 61 coalition aircraft evacuated ~5,900 people. That brings the total to ~37,000 ppl evacuated since 8/14.
The win is that we are getting out, and getting people out, and by getting out freeing ourselves to defend our national interests in a manner where the means match the ends, and the ends match our interests.
Zero US casualties in the Afghanistan withdrawal. Zero.
Now tell me the alternate scenario, given that the State Department advised Americans to leave Afghanistan months ago, before the fall of Kabul & closure of the airport, what exactly is it that Biden should have done to force them to leave?
And one should think that after 20 years, if we haven’t inspired 89 million Afghans to oppose 100 thousand Taliban, what more can we do? We can’t stay forever; Afghan people need to determine their future, and we are evacuating what might be the strongest opposition.
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You making up those numbers or your got a source to back them up ?
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08-23-2021, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie
You making up those numbers or your got a source to back them up ?
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-...n-afghanistan/
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For those who love to make historical comparisons, many of whom know nothing about history, the US military evacuated around 7k people from Saigon. The US military has already evacuated 37k people from Afghanistan. Bet you haven't read or seen that.
Last edited by Pete F.; 08-23-2021 at 11:07 AM..
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