I'm at least skeptical. There will naturally be wild inflated tales during crisis situations like this one. Trump made some good points on Hannity last night, but he ultimately collapsed into extreme narcissism and hyperbole, as is his usual.
Why not bring our Troops to the ''checkpoints'', to ensure the Taliban doesn't block legitimate folks trying to leave? Engage them with fire, if the Taliban resists?
Originally Posted by Chung Tran
Allowing our troops "outside the wire" ( as they say ) completely surrounded by the Taliban army, would be shear madness. One soldier accidentally ( or not ) shot and we are looking at a casualty list that would be unacceptable and that's when the Dunkirk analogy would kick in. If we have to fight our way out of Kabul, we are looking at astronomical losses with all the firepower now in the hands of the Taliban.
Nope, all those Americans will have to find their own way into that airport. That right there is enough to call this operation a failure.