2 Congress members fly to Kabul amid chaotic evacuation

[jg10003]

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Source: Associated Press

Two members of Congress flew unannounced into Kabul airport in the middle of the ongoing chaotic evacuation Tuesday, stunning State Department and U.S. military personnel who had to divert resources to provide security and information to the lawmakers, U.S. officials said.

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Mich., flew in and out on charter aircraft and were on the ground at the Kabul airport for several hours.

Three officials familiar with the flight said that State Department, Defense Department and White House officials were furious about the incident because it was done without coordination with diplomats or military commanders directing the evacuation.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/business-evacuations-kabul-islamic-state-group-9aa28ed934ac7a00e5982dafeab84c84

[bottomofthehill]

1. Look at me........

Dopes

[DURHAM D]

2. Just a couple of little boys who needed attention.

Shame. Shame. Shame.

[underthematrix]

3. Neither one of these racist mutha phuckers went to Kabul when Pompeo

was giving away the store, including the release of 5000 terrorist prisoners from different terrorist groups, including the co-founder of the Taliban. This is about the African American Defense Secretary. Moulton's action were disrespectful and dangerous. I hope someone primaries his ass.

[mountain grammy]

4. Oh give me a break

grandstanding in the middle of all this. Shame on them.

[Lasher]

5. "...we were there to gather information, not to grandstand."

They are grandstanding now that they have returned.

[Ford_Prefect]

6. You may want to look up the records of the two you're in such a hurry to condemn.

They may have done an ill-advised junket but they aren't they guys you'd expect to pull a racist headline out of it.

Peter Meijer (R) has condemned MTG and voted to Impeach. Moulton (D) is part of the centrist group who want new congressional leadership. He's also a decorated Marine who served 4 tours in Iraq. I doubt you'll see them celebrating on FOX.

[JudyM]

7. Locking

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