That’s it: we are now officially out of Afghanistan.
This NOTAM was just posted for Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
The United States is officially out of Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/X5XO9DFMZG
— Ben Warwick (@BenCBS4) August 30, 2021
Gen. Frank McKenzie just gave a briefing admitting the U.S. military has pulled everyone out.
Gen. McKenzie says more than 6,000 U.S. civilians were evacuated from Afghanistan, "which we believe represents the vast majority of those who wanted to leave at this time" https://t.co/iVyRSHED1J pic.twitter.com/dK2nT9w4MP
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 30, 2021
“Vast majority” of Americans gotten out = we left a number of people, we don’t even have any idea how many.
No civilian Americans came out in the final five planes, he revealed.
Gen. McKenzie says of the last 5 military planes that left Afghanistan: "We were not able to bring any Americans out… none of them made it to the airport and were able to be accommodated."
— Vivian Salama (@vmsalama) August 30, 2021
“We were not able to bring any Americans out… none of them made it to the airport and were able to be accommodated.” Again, hundreds of Americans and allies did make it to the airport over the last couple of days, but were not allowed in. That’s shameful and now they’re trapped and McKenzie admitted it, trying to downplay it as “very few hundreds” left.
"There's a lot of heartbreak associated with this departure. We did not get everyone out that we wanted to get out," Gen. McKenzie says, adding that diplomatic efforts will now take over.
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) August 30, 2021
WATCH: General McKenzie confirms the U.S. left behind "hundreds" of Americans in Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/GMl5uFKbwB
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 30, 2021
Joe Biden said they were going to stay until they got everyone out. We knew that was a lie at the time. He knew it was a lie at the time. Well, here it is, and yes, it’s a lie.
Joe Biden just a few days after the fall of Kabul: “If there are American citizens left, we’re going to stay until we get them all out.”
General McKenzie today: The Americans who wanted to get out but were left behind “number in the very low hundreds.”pic.twitter.com/UHeI8fboo4
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) August 30, 2021
He kept his word to the Taliban to get out by their date of August 31. He didn’t keep his word to the American people to get Americans out.
McKenzie said now comes the “diplomatic” effort to get them out.
After asking Gen. McKenzie to "reflect personally after 20 years of war," @JenGriffinFNC wanted to know what is message was for "Americans & Afghan allies left behind."
McKenzie says a "diplomatic sequel…will now begin" where we'll work "hard & aggressively" to get more out. pic.twitter.com/KOfZpWHc4t
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 30, 2021
Do we call that the hostage taking? The negotiating with terrorists time? The bribing the Taliban with pallets of cash so they can commit more terrorism time? In the meantime, what happens to our people? Not to mention the poor Afghan allies who are now stuck too.
But hey, at least he praised the Taliban on the way out, saying that they were helpful, as well as pragmatic and business-like.
In an answer to a question from @WSJ's @NancyAYoussef, CENTCOM Gen. McKenzie says that, while we kept the time of our final flights secret from the Taliban, "they were actually helpful and useful to us as we closed down operations." pic.twitter.com/Q85WNCqX06
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 30, 2021
Central Command Commander Gen. McKenzie says that the Taliban "have been very pragmatic and very business-like as we have approached this withdrawal" pic.twitter.com/4zH5dOmtMA
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 30, 2021
Unfortunately, what comes next will be the stories of the people trapped. Plus, how Joe Biden and this horrible withdrawal allowed terrorism to take over the country again. Because sure as God made little green apples we are going to have to deal with all the disaster that Biden has left in the future since there is now an effective terrorist state – the very thing that we were supposed to be there to help prevent.
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