Just like that, we are out of Afghanistan. The last plane has taken off and we are out. And just like we expected, we left people behind.
Here’s General McKenzie admitting as much:
General McKenzie: “We did not get everybody out that we wanted to get out.”
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) August 30, 2021
So how many Americans did we leave behind? A state department official reportedly puts the number around 250 Americans:
Gen McKenzie says the US military evacuated more than 6,000 Americans from Afghanistan: “the vast majority of those wanted to leave at this time”.
State Dept official says there are a bit fewer than 250 Americans still trapped in Afghanistan.
— Raf Sanchez (@rafsanchez) August 30, 2021
Trapped. Stranded. Abandoned by our Coward-in-Chief, Joe Biden. He promised to get everyone out. He lied. Remember this.
Also this: The White House said last week that it was irresponsible to say that Americans were stranded.
Doocy wondered whether Biden knows "most of the criticism is not of leaving Afghanistan, it’s the way that he has warranted it to happen, by pulling the troops before getting out the Americans who are now stranded."
Psaki: "It’s irresponsible to say Americans are stranded." (2/) pic.twitter.com/kjuI7fGmjG
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 23, 2021
This is a disaster. These Americans abandoned by Joe Biden will now face the possibility of become hostages:
Fox News' Jennifer Griffin: "Any American citizen who is left behind, they are vulnerable to hostage taking." pic.twitter.com/wG1wjtkdLq
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 30, 2021
Or worse.
There are also some 2,000 ISIS militants running around in the country because we abandoned Bagram Air Base and the Taliban let them out:
General McKenzie: “At least 2,000 hardcore ISIS fighters in Afghanistan now. Of course, many of those come from the prisons that were opened a few days ago. That number is up and probably as high as it’s ever been” pic.twitter.com/mvLAKVH9kI
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 30, 2021
The threat to Americans there is real and Joe just left them behind because he was too scared to stand up to the Taliban. He let them walk all over him and now these Americans may die because of it.
What a horrible day in American history.
But the Taliban are overjoyed because Biden just gave them a big victory:
New video from Afghanistan shows Taliban announcing victory after the final withdrawal of U.S. troops.
Taliban fighters respond with shouts of "Allahu Akbar! and "jihad!"🔻 pic.twitter.com/3nMNi1dyTz
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) August 30, 2021
JUST IN 🚨 Taliban wearing US-equipment enters hangar apparently used by US forces after American troops left Kabul Airport pic.twitter.com/juMeqmreK2
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) August 30, 2021