Psaki Suggests Afghanistan Evacuations Are Going Well

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During Wednesday’s press conference, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tried to convey the idea that the evacuation of Americans from Afghanistan has gone well, bragging about the number of total evacuations from a country of 39 million people. “A total of approximately 19,000 people were evacuated from Kabul over a period of 24 hours that, of course, ended early this morning,” Psaki said. “This is the result of 42 U.S. military flights which carried approximately 11,200 evacuees, and 48 coalition flights which carried 7,800 people, for a total of 90 flights out of Kabul — which, if I get

DNC Praises Biden On Afghanistan Withdrawal As Crisis Continues

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The Democratic National Convention released a statement on Tuesday about President Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal titled “President Biden Defies Expectations (Again), Delivers Results in Afghanistan.” The statement surprisingly claimed that the “results” Biden “delivered” were better than expected. “President Biden has defied expectations and exceeded even his own administration’s goal in successfully ramping up evacuations from Afghanistan,” the statement said. “Not only has President Biden evacuated nearly 60,000 people from Kabul with no American casualties, but he has taken the steps necessary to finally end a 20-year long war, bring Americans home, and keep our promise to our

Dan Crenshaw: Only Proper Response To Taliban Threats Is ‘Go F*** Yourself’

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Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) gave President Biden some advice on the “proper response” to threats from the Taliban, saying it should be “Go f*** yourself.” Crenshaw’s statement was in response to the Taliban threatening the United States on Monday after Biden signaled that U.S. troops might continue evacuations beyond August 31st. “The only proper response from America to these dirty savage terrorists should be: Go f*** yourself,” Crenshaw tweeted. The only proper response from America to these dirty savage terrorists should be: Go f*** yourself. https://t.co/n6Ip9V3Vwh — Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) August 23, 2021 On Sunday, Biden announced that U.S. troops may stay

Adam Schiff: It Is ‘Very Unlikely’ American Evacuations Finish Before August 31

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After a meeting with intelligence officials, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) said that it was “very unlikely” that the United States was going to finish evacuating Americans by the U.S. withdrawal deadline of August 31st set by President Biden. “I think it’s very unlikely given the number of Americans who still need to be evacuated, the number of SIVs, the number of others who are members of the Afghan press, civil society leaders, women leaders, it’s hard for me to imagine all of that can be accomplished between now and the end of the month,” Schiff told reporters.

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