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Biden must rescue thousands of U.S. citizens trapped in Afghanistan (washingtonpost.com)
5 points by johntfella on Aug 16, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


their folks first, of course:

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/568047-wapo-publisher-urg...

> "Urgent request on behalf of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post is to have our 204 journalists, support staff and families transported by US Military from the civilian side of the Kabul airport to the military side of the airport where they can be safe as they await evacuation flights," Fred Ryan wrote to national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Monday in an email obtained by The Hill. "They are currently in danger and need the US government to get them to safety. Please advise as to how best to proceed."


Why? They should be interned, like any other enemy civilians.

This is what happened when the boot was on the other foot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_America...


If there was a Trump Doctrine, it was "apologize for nothing." The Biden Doctrine, as of today, is "Sucks to Be You."




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