Andrea Mitchell is joined by Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), an Iraq War Veteran and co-sponsor of a bill to help streamline the Special Immigrant Visa process as the first round of Afghan interpreters arrive today in Fort Lee, a US army base in Virginia. Referring to Afghani translators who helped US military in combat, Sen. Duckworth says, “These are folks who have given more for America and in many cases bled for America even before they became American citizens” which is why she argues we must help them move away from the Taliban, who are advancing in Afghanistan.
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Just get them out of harms way, and worry about the VISA paperwork later.
Grant exemptions immediately, get them to a safe space.
Yes. Let’s get these guys over here and reward them with a fast track to citizenship. They should be given a warm welcome by all Americans.
This should have been planned before the pullout !!!
Absolutely, but it is hard to recognize a problem until it happens at times!
Surprise surprise……
We’re f’ing over the people that worked with us…..
🎯💯👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💖💖💖
Get them out now, and don’t require them to travel to Kabul to be extracted. Send in teams to help them, and their families, get out now. They stood by us, now we need to stand by them.
How about closing down the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay? Do the SIVs go to those who helped torture Afghans for the CIA?
So once again, our government is leaving our friends in the lurch with a target on their backs & death in their & their families futures!! Is this going to be a desertion like orange boy did to the Kurds in Syria?
Put the bureaucrats in a small village in Iraq until they finish the paperwork. It will speed up the process, I’m sure!
Best idea I have heard all day…
Sickens me to see the bragging over secret missions before they are successful. As is to hear about leaps and bounds ,they measured from a moving conclusion.
After guesses at every possible scenario,who can remember the truth. The cry of wolf so strong,you beg for him to eat them.
Good one on you Senator. We left the Montinards behind in Vietnam. Maybe lesson learned . Be Blessed and safe
Yes! Get them out!!!!
To abandon our brave allies would be despicable and dishonorable.
All the great war movies America make, make America seem like they’re good at war.
But really they’re just good at movies! H.Franklin.
In the real world China has NEVER bombed a Muslim country while the murderous USA has bombed 14 Muslim countries:
Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, Palestine, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen.
Humanity needs to answer its wakeup call.
Never forget that this CNN presenter is Allen Greenspan’s wife. The former head of the US treasury and architect of the second biggest financial crisis in US history. Must be nice to have friends in high places.
They should have been on this from the day they announced the withdrawal of our troops