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Drunken Irishman

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17. I bet they will. They're probably not wanting to count their chickens.

Reply to Thomas Hurt (Reply #8)

Sun Aug 22, 2021, 07:06 PM

Aug 2021

Their priority is to get all Americans out safe and secure. If they do that, they can start touting it. But touting it now and having something go wrong will only worsen the perception.

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The Latest: Biden says 11,000 flown from Kabul over weekend [View all] Omaha Steve Aug 2021 OP

I hope this quiets down some the complainers. marble falls Aug 2021 #1

Ha ha . . . ha ha ha ha . . . hah ha ha ha ha . . . argh . . . . thunk n/t Strelnikov_ Aug 2021 #4

Great news. Soldier in photo should help/show the young girl to open the water. She doesn't know. Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #2

She looks pretty western to me. Dream Girl Aug 2021 #5

Yeah too little. Bottle is bigger than her arms and her expression says "What? is that"? Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #6

Lol. She kind of looks like she can hold her own. Dream Girl Aug 2021 #18

Not too young for the Taliban pfitz59 Aug 2021 #20

Probably better for her to take it like this and have a parent open it, you never know if there's secondwind Aug 2021 #7

I wonder if a parent was there? Suspecting not, but don't know. Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #14

Maybe he already loosened it. likesmountains 52 Aug 2021 #9

Maybe so Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #11

Lots of bottled water seen around. Someone will open it. LakeArenal Aug 2021 #10

Give the soldier a little credit, ffs. He probably has loosened the cap Ocelot II Aug 2021 #12

photos are tough. I have kids that would not have known. Personal bias I guess. Not dissing the GI Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #13

Up 'til Friday it was 15,000, right? So now we can get a fairly close estimate? ancianita Aug 2021 #3

The White House needs to start selling this as a mini-berlin airlift. Thomas Hurt Aug 2021 #8

I bet they will. They're probably not wanting to count their chickens. Drunken Irishman Aug 2021 #17

Good Marine. underpants Aug 2021 #15

This is what I love to see. Bluethroughu Aug 2021 #21

Great news. I wish the networks would report this instead of intentionally deflating the numbers.... George II Aug 2021 #16

I was somewhat surprised how many We would have to get out. So far troops might do this soon. FloridaBlues Aug 2021 #19