Just saw this on Twitter, and I need people to think about this for a minute:
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Pentagon: U.S. can get up to a throughput of 30 C-17 evacuation flights out of Afghanistan each day.
16,000 people evacuated in the last 24 hours, about 11,000 of those on military flights.
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Have you ever seen a C-17? I know most of my fellow aviation nuts have, but for my friends/family who have not, that is a HUGE aircraft. Absolutely immense. And the USAF is cranking out a full C-17 flight from Kabul every 45 minutes, using a SINGLE runway in enemy-controlled territory, non stop, 24 hours a day right now. This has literally never been done before in the entire history of aviation... the USAF is literally making history. They evacuated more than twice as many people YESTERDAY as we did in the entirety of the Saigon evacuation in 1975.
Anyone who wants to pop off about this being a failure needs to shut their piehole unless it's to commend the incredibly hard working men and women of the US Air Force, and the ground forces supporting their mission. It started rough, no denying that, but in less than a week, the situation has been stabilized and the mission exponentially increased to a tempo never before seen, not even during WW2. The part that gets me is the logistics of supporting this mission - the ground crews are going full throttle right now, bringing in fuel, oil, fluids and servicing the aircraft as best and as fast as they can. What they are achieving right now is nothing short of incredible.
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You can thank G.W. Bush for the disastrous Afghanistan debacle and further effed up by Trump! Biden is doing his level best to do the right thing for both our country and the Afghans who are desperate get the hell out of that country! They are willing to give up their County for their lives!
- Thou shalt not bear false witness - chump: 33,000+ lies in 4 years
- Thou shalt not commit adultery - chump 5+ times; 3 wives + at least 2 other women
How sad it must be that scientists, scholars, historians, medical professionals have devoted their lives to deceiving you, while a reality TV star with decades of documented lying is your only beacon of truth and honesty.
I find your blog really educational about what is happening in the U.S.
What do I spend time on this blog? To be honest, I rarely read it.
After seeing what Biden has done since he got the job as president, I want to thank him for not doing anything for 47 years.
Spend time researching what you are told whether it's from the right or the left. World leaders, both sides of the aisle, and liberal media are condemning Biden for his job with Afghanistan. It's not just me.
What to go, Joe!
Speaking as a survivor, if my mom was name Neat & Tidy, i would run away from home.
"It's Finally Over" and get educated. You 2 are more to be pitied than laughed at....but I can't stop laughing long enough to pity you!