Approaching day 60 for the U.S. citizens held hostage in Afghanistan - Families of U.S. Hostages Overseas Are Growing Frustrated with Biden

[Chief Turkeyscratch]

There are at least 439 American citizens still in Afghanistan, a senior Pentagon official told Congress on Tuesday, upping the number from what the administration told lawmakers just last week.

President Joe Biden has been criticized for not making good on his promise to keep U.S. forces in Afghanistan until every American who wanted to leave was able to get out of the country. During an August interview with ABC News, the president declared, “If there’s American citizens left, we’re gonna stay to get them all out.”

Sen. Ben Sasse, Nebraska Republican, said Congress was given a total figure last week of 363 Americans.

He called the Americans left behind a “slow-motion hostage crisis,” and said President Biden has shown an indifference to the life-or-death situation these Americans face.

Mr. Sasse accused the administration of “gaslighting the public” by lowballing the numbers. “The president needs to take responsibility and get our people home,” the senator said.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

Is there any evidence that any or all of those citizens want to leave or that they are in exceptional danger?

My guess is most are probably dual citizens.

 

[noStemsnoSTICKS]

Why didn't they leave when the other 300,000 "hostages" left a couple of months ago? Everyone in the world knew planes were leaving the airport everyday.

 

[86Hawkeye]

Why didn't they leave when the other 300,000 "hostages" left a couple of months ago? Everyone in the world knew planes were leaving the airport everyday.

Perhaps they couldn’t get through to the one available airport.

 

[Torg]

Is there any evidence that any or all of those citizens want to leave or that they are in exceptional danger?

My guess is most are probably dual citizens.

They are probably all of Afghan nationality and ChiefButtScratch wouldn't want them in America.

 

[Torg]

There are at least 439 American citizens still in Afghanistan, a senior Pentagon official told Congress on Tuesday, upping the number from what the administration told lawmakers just last week.

President Joe Biden has been criticized for not making good on his promise to keep U.S. forces in Afghanistan until every American who wanted to leave was able to get out of the country. During an August interview with ABC News, the president declared, “If there’s American citizens left, we’re gonna stay to get them all out.”

Sen. Ben Sasse, Nebraska Republican, said Congress was given a total figure last week of 363 Americans.

He called the Americans left behind a “slow-motion hostage crisis,” and said President Biden has shown an indifference to the life-or-death situation these Americans face.

Mr. Sasse accused the administration of “gaslighting the public” by lowballing the numbers. “The president needs to take responsibility and get our people home,” the senator said.

Thanks for the reminder. 60 days since we got all our military out of danger in Afghanistan.

Thanks Joe.

 

[Chief Turkeyscratch]

Thanks for the reminder. 60 days since we got all our military out of danger in Afghanistan.

Thanks Joe.

I can only wish that many of your relatives are caught behind the enemy lines in Afghanistan.

 

[MitchLL]

The damn idiots knew a year ago that the US was going to evacuate.

 

[noStemsnoSTICKS]

Perhaps they couldn’t get through to the one available airport.

Seems to me that those who wanted to leave, left.

 

[Huey Grey]

Great thread. Another award winner.

 

[86Hawkeye]

Thanks for the reminder. 60 days since we got all our military out of danger in Afghanistan.

Thanks Joe.

Interesting that the last combat casualty prior to Joe's botched withdrawal occurred in February, 2020.

Then Joe had 13 KIA during his botched withdrawal.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Perhaps they couldn’t get through to the one available airport.

Or, perhaps Turkeyscratch is FOS.

 

[BGHAWK]

There are at least 439 American citizens still in Afghanistan, a senior Pentagon official told Congress on Tuesday, upping the number from what the administration told lawmakers just last week.

President Joe Biden has been criticized for not making good on his promise to keep U.S. forces in Afghanistan until every American who wanted to leave was able to get out of the country. During an August interview with ABC News, the president declared, “If there’s American citizens left, we’re gonna stay to get them all out.”

Sen. Ben Sasse, Nebraska Republican, said Congress was given a total figure last week of 363 Americans.

He called the Americans left behind a “slow-motion hostage crisis,” and said President Biden has shown an indifference to the life-or-death situation these Americans face.

Mr. Sasse accused the administration of “gaslighting the public” by lowballing the numbers. “The president needs to take responsibility and get our people home,” the senator said.

Where are they being held at, some prison or base over there? Or, are they scattered all over the country, content to stay there?

 

[Finance85]

Biden said no US citizens would be left behind so everyone still there must want to be there.

 

[HawkeyeShawn]

Thanks for the reminder. 60 days since we got all our military out of danger in Afghanistan.

Thanks Joe.

Not all. Thanks Joe.

 

[thewop]

Growing frustrated? Yeah, just now they're growing frustrated I'm sure.