Posted on 08/14/2021 3:21:16 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
President Biden on Saturday authorized the deployment of 5,000 troops to Afghanistan amid a U.S. pullout that has emboldened the Taliban to take over multiple cities.
"I have authorized the deployment of approximately 5,000 US troops to make sure we can have an orderly and safe drawdown of US personnel and other allied personnel and an orderly and safe evacuation of Afghans who helped our troops during our mission and those at special risk from the Taliban advance," Biden said in a statement.
“I have ordered our armed forces and our intelligence community to ensure that we will maintain the capability and the vigilance to address future terrorist threats from Afghanistan," he said.
Biden on Saturday warned the Taliban that any actions that put U.S. personnel at risk "will be met with a swift and strong US military response."
The United States will, at the same time, pursue a political settlement to the bloodshed, he said.
Ambassador Tracey Jacobson has been placed in charge of the U.S. effort to relocate Afghan special immigrant visa applicants and other Afghan allies, the president said.
"Our hearts go out to the brave Afghan men and women who are now at risk," he said. "We are working to evacuate thousands of those who helped our cause and their families."
The president's actions came as the Taliban captured Mazar-e-Sharif, a key city in the north of Afghanistan.
The first American troops began what the Pentagon described as a limited mission to evacuate American embassy workers.
Yesterday I read something about Brits paratrooping in to get their citizens out.
Anyone know more about this?
Yep... Folks just do not realize how powerful they really are, And how little they care about human life.
All is fair in war is their motto.
I’ve been following this very closely for 3-4 days and think i would’ve seen reports of parachutes spotted... could’ve been at night and super low open... but still. Not seen that report anywhere.
They have no base of operations, and they definitely won’t have any real estate within another day or so... not sure how they can stay unless it’s Khe Shan style land, dump while in taki, take off, style ops.
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Dear Lord send your angels to fight on our troops behalf, and protect them . Amen.
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INBOX - Trump statement on the situation unfolding in Kabul. pic.twitter.com/1E0FHRdnfL— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) August 14, 2021
That is the number I saw somewhere. I can’t prove it is accurate.
Open several Star Bucks and McDonalds in Kabul and everyone will be happy.
Since the 70s this reality has been the game. They are in business, if we are not at war they are out of business. Lives??? Lives do not matter at all. Selling Bombs is all they care about.
Trump getting shafted? All the MIC doing whatever they had to do to stay in business and create a demand for their products and services. Is it a criminal conspiracy? ABSOLUTELY...
They are the most dangerous powerful world cabal of all. And it is very “bipartisan”. Both sides are very heavily personally invested in the MIC. Nothing ahs changed, and it will never change.
War is profitable. Except if you are that one who gives your life as a “hero” for the war bucks. “Fighting for freedom?” Bullcrap... Brainwashing for profits...
It is rare to find someone else who actually has the intelligence to not get tamed by the brainwashing. Thank you.
Looks like they are not hiding their agenda anymore. Right in our faces thumbing their noses mocking us.
Why? Haven’t enough Americans been killed for the grandiose dreams of a bunch of politicians and neocon policy wonks? Maybe we should send Wolfowitz and Perle over there. Let them to be the last ones to die for their folly.
“Civilians” ???
Who cares about civilians? The consensus around here is just nuke them ALL. It is the righteous compassionate Christian thing to do...
Can anybody screw up worse?
Bidet’s entire cabinet should be parachuted in to Kabul to “assess” the situation....
The US troops will charge the Taliban carrying rainbow flags—their mission, make the world safe for perversity...
Last days of the US Embassy in Kabul: Nerve center of the war on terror is being gutted of all sensitive material as staff and CIA assets prepare to lower the flag and flee amid Taliban takeoverhttps://t.co/0MQlJ02j0a— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 15, 2021
What about the rainbow flags—burn or keep—decisions, decisions....
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Did anyone actually think Bush, Cheney, Kissinger, Brennan and associates were going to let this end?
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