Posted on May 19, 2021
Lawmakers frustrated over White House's ‘total lack’ of urgency in helping Afghan interpreters
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House lawmakers are increasingly frustrated with the Biden administration’s lack of progress in expediting special immigrant visas for thousands of Afghans who have worked with the U.S. as the deadline to withdraw all U.S. troops from the country gets closer.
Lawmakers “have been completely underwhelmed by the total lack of a sense of urgency, or a plan” to prioritize the safety of the thousands of Afghan interpreters and others who qualify for such visas and who will be hunted down by the Taliban if the Biden administration does not take action, said Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), a former Green Beret who worked with Afghan interpreters during his deployment.
Lawmakers “have been completely underwhelmed by the total lack of a sense of urgency, or a plan” to prioritize the safety of the thousands of Afghan interpreters and others who qualify for such visas and who will be hunted down by the Taliban if the Biden administration does not take action, said Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), a former Green Beret who worked with Afghan interpreters during his deployment.
Lawmakers frustrated over White House's ‘total lack’ of urgency in helping Afghan interpreters
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MSgt (Join to see) They need to expedite their visas... don't leave them hanging like the govt. did in Vietnam. Shameful... still bothers me today those that helped save thousands of American military lives were left to be sent to reformation camps or outright killed.
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Abandoning Afghanistan is nothing like Vietnam. The Taliban will kill anyone who helped the Tadzhikistan Mercenaries that we put. In charge and anyone who has been defying the Koran.
Christmas of 1849 the British evacuated Kabul and 50,000 people died. There was nothing ne survivor. We have spent 20 years setting up one of the worst governments in history and now we are abandoning it. GOOGLE Doctor Brydon
Christmas of 1849 the British evacuated Kabul and 50,000 people died. There was nothing ne survivor. We have spent 20 years setting up one of the worst governments in history and now we are abandoning it. GOOGLE Doctor Brydon
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MAJ Ken Landgren
Despite the hypocrisy of the politicians we should take those we promised. However, I have little confidence in the military and government to improve the process. MSgt (Join to see)
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MAJ Ken Landgren - Wasn’t really looking to get into a back and forth of who should have done what. Regardless of the administration we should be taking care of those we promised our assistance and not leave them in such a perilous situation. I do understand your not having confidence in our elected officials or military leadership, many are frustrated.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
What pisses me off is we made promises, and we know that some of them are at great risk to include their families; but the process from what I understand has not improved. That is a leadership and continuous problem. We can send men to the moon, but we can’t take of those who helped us. It really is a pathetic and sad situation. MSgt (Join to see)
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