"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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eigenrobot Retweeted Alex Plitsas 🇺🇸
related, claim, ht
@DRO_oDRhttps://twitter.com/alexplitsas/status/1427733054114648074?s=19 …eigenrobot added,
Alex Plitsas 🇺🇸Verified account @alexplitsasHeld 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 KabulShow this thread2 replies 0 retweets 19 likesShow this thread -
"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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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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eigenrobot Retweeted Recently Converted Ronanist
related commentaryhttps://twitter.com/Bugs_Meany/status/1428104226648072201?s=19 …
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Recently Converted Ronanist @Bugs_Meanyi 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 cancerShow this thread1 reply 0 retweets 25 likesShow this thread -
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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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 …
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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?'"Show this thread1 reply 1 retweet 30 likesShow this thread -
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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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 @IanPannellAt 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 …5 replies 5 retweets 47 likesShow this thread -
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i pray that china or russia steps in to mediate the negotiations
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