{"id":42951,"date":"2021-08-20T11:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=42951"},"modified":"2021-08-20T11:22:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T15:22:00","slug":"whose-idea-was-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=42951","title":{"rendered":"Whose Idea Was This?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more bizarre, they do. Yesterday The New York Post\u00a0<\/a>posted as article about the reversal of a ridiculous decision made by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The State Department was forced to scrap a widely excoriated plan to bill US citizens $2,000 or more for their evacuation flights from Kabul<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The hefty price tag drew social media outrage Thursday after it gained public notice.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn these unique circumstances, we have no intention of seeking any reimbursement from those fleeing Afghanistan,\u201d State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement provided to The Post.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The cost was publicly posted to a State Department website on Saturday but went largely unnoticed before it was highlighted <\/a>by Politico\u2019s military-focused newsletter Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An unnamed State Department spokesman initially stood by the charge, telling Politico that \u201cU.S. law requires that evacuation assistance to private U.S. citizens or third country nationals be provided \u2018on a reimbursable basis to the maximum extent practicable.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

You messed up by removing the military before you got the civilians our of harms way and now you want the civilians to pay for your mistake??!!<\/p>\n

The article continues:<\/p>\n

The State Department\u2019s Overseas Security Advisory Council said in an Aug. 14 advisory, \u201cU.S. lawful permanent residents may submit a repatriation assistance request, and their request will be considered depending on availability.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The advisory says<\/a>, \u201cRepatriation flights are not free, and passengers will be required to sign a promissory loan agreement and may not be eligible to renew their U.S. passports until the loan is repaid.\u00a0The cost may be\u00a0$2,000USD or more per person.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some civilian flights remain available out of Afghanistan. For example, Air India has pledged to continue operations <\/a>so long as the Kabul airport is open. One-way direct tickets to Delhi are available for Sunday for $147<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unbelievable.<\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

French and British troops are venturing into the Taliban-controlled Afghan capital to escort their citizens to safety. The US military is not doing so f<\/a>or Americans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That is disgraceful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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