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Thread #170248   Message #4117430
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
21-Aug-21 - 09:18 PM
Thread Name: Afghanistan - then and now
Subject: RE: Afghanistan - then and now
You can talk about them without using invective that lumps all sorts of people into the insult.

It looks like Biden may compel private carriers to make some flights to help move things along. They would transport evacuees from the points where the US is dropping them off now.

The White House may invoke the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, which was created in 1952 to assist the military during emergencies following the post-World War II Berlin Airlift. The program could facilitate almost 20 commercial jets from five airlines to help transport evacuees from bases in the region, according to the official.

Another senior administration official told CNN that the commercial jets wouldn't be flying into Afghanistan but instead would be helping to transport Afghans from locations where they were taken after being evacuated from the country, including US bases in Qatar, Bahrain and Germany.