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    1. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 17

      "why did you not have a plan to secure the airport. you fucking idiots" "stuff happens"pic.twitter.com/6mVIU2Me1a

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    2. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 17

      press conference over

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    3. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 17

      we're so fucked

      10 replies 5 retweets 149 likes
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    4. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 17

      eigenrobot Retweeted

      friends and allies of america i am really genuinely sorry for this shit show https://twitter.com/lolitsnotreal_/status/1427703931912835080?s=19 …

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    5. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 17

      listening to state briefing, have to work but will update if anything interesting guy is much more clinical guys name is Ned Price. and looks and talks like a guy named Ned Price his collar is curled up but his light brown jacket fits

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    6. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 17

      journalists are hammering this guy hes answering more competently but not giving answers absolutely no commitments on getting people to the airport its pretty extr*ordinary

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    7. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 17

      journalists are raising specific cases of americans who are trapped in their apartments after being turned back from the airport spox not giving answers

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    8. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 17

      its interesting listening to this because its clearly a lower production value press conference. reporters getting follow up questions, everything less shouty way more time for reporters to pin the guy

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    9. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 17

      theyre mad that hes giving them crap they already know and that hes refusing to talk about new stuff from the main press conference theyre directly contradicting shit hes saying its pretty impressive currently arguing about SIVs

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    10. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 17

      reporter is straight up calling him a liar about US ability to extract people given the (i) count of people who need extraction and (ii) current rate at which the extraction is occurring

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      eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 17

      its a hash basically just waiting for commentary about Taiwan / Korea

      12:42 PM - 17 Aug 2021
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      • Byakkotacotaco parmuffindes TOM Q VAXY Jeffrey 🎃’Brien Kickin’ Karl Poppers Sets Whitney 'n Tarnation 🦐🚂 Charles Wang Christopher Sanchez is here for it. ♿♎♂️🔞
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        2. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 17

          eigenrobot Retweeted Teddy

          guess this dude has a reputationhttps://twitter.com/TeddyRaccovelt/status/1427715742368256002?s=19 …

          eigenrobot added,

          Teddy @TeddyRaccovelt
          Replying to @eigenrobot
          Just so U know price is a serial liar about just, like, facts
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        3. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          hopped in late to a Pentagon briefing "why didnt you keep bagram running" "we decided to collapse bagram instead of abandoning the embassy for tactical reasons given our mission set with the constraint of reducing troops"

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        4. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          "are you thinking of retaking bagram" "good question but I won't discuss here"

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        5. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          "if you have a deconfliction process with the Taliban why cant you get afghans past the checkpoints" "we're emphasizing that they need to let documented afghans through. right now we see our chokepoint as moving once they get to the airport. but yes there have been incidents"

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        6. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          conference over, will watch from beginning later

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        7. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          by which I mean now opens by stating current focus of defense is keeping airport running securely, also increasing pace. flown out several thousand since early August, working to increase the rate "working with State to process paperwork"

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        8. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          defense secretarys suit and tie ensemble is flawless

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        9. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          joint chiefs of staff chair has incredibly bushy eyebrows. one eyebrow hair is out of place and hanging over his right eye. v distracting "we/l have some brutal postmortems but right now our priority is evacuating Americans and ppl who supported us. will not leave them."

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        10. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          "if we identify threats to the airport we will respond militarily and every organization in the country is aware of this"

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        11. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          "intelligence identified multiple scenarios including this one. but we did not anticipate a collapse in 11 days. [shortest estimate was "weeks"]

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        12. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          "evacuating the afghans who supported us for twenty years is /personal/ and we're going to get them out."

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        13. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          confirmation that special forces are operating somewhere, not sure whether this is surprising or whether this means anything

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        14. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          chairman once more emphasizing that this is Personal. he seems fairly pissed in a marginally restrained way

          2 replies 0 retweets 20 likes
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        15. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          first question "are you considering sending troops to escort people to the airport to handle checkpoints" "we're focused on airfield security. we have to be able to defend it from some specific threats. we'll continue to coordinate with Taliban" oof

          2 replies 0 retweets 25 likes
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        16. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          "how are you going to get everyone out of the country. tons of Americans arent even in Kabul dude" "we're just working with Taliban atm. we have the capability to do other things. this would be a policy decision and we will follow policy"

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        17. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          "we dont have the capability to collect large numbers of people. this is different than small numbers of people in extremis" hmm

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        18. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          "at what point do you start pulling out american capacity" "great question. before we started. so, we have to develop a detailed plan. weve been thinking about this for a while and continue to think about them" ok thats not an answer

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        19. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          eigenrobot Retweeted Alex Plitsas  🇺🇸

          related, claim, ht @DRO_oDRhttps://twitter.com/alexplitsas/status/1427733054114648074?s=19 …

          eigenrobot added,

          Alex Plitsas  🇺🇸Verified account @alexplitsas
          Held this until they were on the ground Hearing from sources that the original plan was for elements of the 82nd Airborne’s Global Response Force to conduct a mass tactical jump to seize Bagram Airfield to facilitate the evacuation but it was called off & they were sent to Kabul
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        20. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          "seems like you have three choices. 1. expand outside airport 2. extend 8/31 deadline 3. abandon a ton of people which is it gonna be" "were focused on the airfield" "that doesnt answer the question" "were gonna do what we can" "so the plan is 'trust the taliban?'"

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        21. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          all right thats back to where I jumped in will update with new press conferences as they occur so that u dont have to watch them

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        22. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          eigenrobot Retweeted Recently Converted Ronanist

          related commentaryhttps://twitter.com/Bugs_Meany/status/1428104226648072201?s=19 …

          eigenrobot added,

          Recently Converted Ronanist @Bugs_Meany
          i don't listen to govt press conferences much but i do see them in background in mute all day, and main thing i take away is Jake Sullivan & Tony Blinken have facial expressions as tho they both recently received voicemails from their Doctor saying they have testicular cancer
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        23. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          pulled up some video on CNN, they have someone going around outside the airport in a scarf interviewing people. incredibly ballsy

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        24. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          eigenrobot Retweeted eigenrobot

          i dont usually watch video reporting but i am glad I did here because my god does it put the lie to this garbage massive crowds of afghans speaking English and flashing their documents to the cameras they cant get in this is publicly available infohttps://twitter.com/eigenrobot/status/1428092878824243201?s=19 …

          eigenrobot added,

          eigenrobot @eigenrobot
          "seems like you have three choices. 1. expand outside airport 2. extend 8/31 deadline 3. abandon a ton of people which is it gonna be" "were focused on the airfield" "that doesnt answer the question" "were gonna do what we can" "so the plan is 'trust the taliban?'"
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        25. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          so yes it seems that everyone is continuing to lie to our faces and i was somehow still insufficiently cynical I have no idea what their game is keep kicking the can until 9/1 and then WHAT? what the fuck do they think will happen then?!

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        26. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          eigenrobot Retweeted Ian Pannell

          apparently we dont even control the airport anymore, ht 🔒 this uh doesnt seem stablehttps://twitter.com/IanPannell/status/1428106765057593349?s=19 …

          eigenrobot added,

          Ian PannellVerified account @IanPannell
          At Kabul airport, civilian side, more chaos than before. Evacuees unable to get through. #Taliban wild and dangerously firing and beating civilians. These are the two realities of what’s really happening here. https://twitter.com/RichardEngel/status/1427958824800071680 …
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        27. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot Aug 18

          Biden gave an interview to ABC, will view once I find a copy of the video

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        28. End of conversation

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