The circle is even more complete:
First, a Getty image of Dep't of State Air Wing CH-46 N38TU (BuNo 154038) over Kabul evacuating the US Embassy today. Second, what appears to be 154038 on the deck of USS Hancock during Frequent Wind, the evacuation of Saigon. The more things change, the more they stay the same. pic.twitter.com/EqVMxxqFZw
— whatismoo (@whatismoo) August 15, 2021
Of course, not everyone is fleeing via helicopter. Some are heading out via C-17. in fact… *800* people ona single C-17:
Reports that USAF C-17 RCH871 airborne out of #Kabul in #Afghanistan has 800 passengers on board! Incredible work being done by #USAF and allied aircrews just now which will without a doubt go down in the history books #AvGeek #RadioGeek #MilMonWorld #BravoZulu pic.twitter.com/8De9wLusWb
— Military Monitoring World (@MilMonWorld) August 15, 2021
Probably not *this* C-17, since it shows an RAF or UAE roundel on the side:
Scenes from #Kabul Airport, #Afghanistan showing people boarding what appears to a C17 (please correct me if wrong) and what appears to be gunfire in the air in the distance. pic.twitter.com/p3l7zrVu77
— Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) August 15, 2021
So: are Republicans going to use this stuff to trounce the Dems in the 2022 midterms? Will the Dems use this as a way to shuffle Biden out of the White House and make way for the Harris/Pelosi administration?
Video below is unrelated. But I can’t be the only one to immediately think of this…
But wait! There’s MOAR:
Absolute chaos at the Kabul Airport.#Afghanistan
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) August 15, 2021
No Saigon moment at all pic.twitter.com/9yssEF11qP
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) August 16, 2021
Thing I note: not a lot of chicks in these videos. Guess they get to stay behind. I’m sure they’ll be fine.