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Post by greykitty on Aug 17, 2021 7:26:31 GMT -6
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Post by byjove on Aug 17, 2021 7:36:48 GMT -6
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Post by origami on Aug 17, 2021 7:37:31 GMT -6
Haiti has been almost completely deforested and their building infrastructure also leaves something to be desired so natural disasters are more devastating.
I was living in the DR during the 2010 earthquake and everyone in country felt it, some severely, but the landscape offered some natural protection that Haiti simply doesn't have because of hundreds of years of imperialists effectively salting the earth.
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 8:07:54 GMT -6
John Kirby is addressing Haiti at the front of his pentagon meeting.
they have set up a Joint Task force. they are sending 8 helicopters, a ship is going over (I missed the name) to assist with aerial coverage and medical.
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 8:08:49 GMT -6
Two US Cutters are stationed there now, 7 more are going out plus a fixed wing out of guantanimo bay
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 8:10:10 GMT -6
FEMA has requested teams (5) to assist with Covid surge. One is going to Louisiana.
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 8:13:03 GMT -6
Maj Gen Taylor is updating
C17s arrived last night, 7 have left. there is one aircraft per hour leaving he gave #'s on americans/svi/3rd country nationals who have left.
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 8:13:35 GMT -6
Best effort could be 5-9000 people evacuated per day but that could change
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Post by dc2london on Aug 17, 2021 8:14:19 GMT -6
FEMA has requested teams (5) to assist with Covid surge. One is going to Louisiana. My county sent fire and rescue teams on Sunday
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 8:16:22 GMT -6
There is communication between US forces on the ground and the Taliban.
there have been no hostile interactions between us and them at the airport.
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 8:22:13 GMT -6
The press pool in the pentagon briefing looks a lot like the WH room did six months ago. Very few reporters and very spaced. Very masked
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Post by dc2london on Aug 17, 2021 8:29:21 GMT -6
'With climate change and long-term drought continuing to take a toll on the Colorado River, the federal government on Monday for the first time declared a water shortage at Lake Mead, one of the river’s main reservoirs. The declaration triggers cuts in water supply that, for now, mostly will affect Arizona farmers. Beginning next year they will be cut off from much of the water they have relied on for decades. Much smaller reductions are mandated for Nevada and for Mexico across the southern border. But larger cuts, affecting far more of the 40 million people in the West who rely on the river for at least part of their water supply, are likely in coming years as a warming climate continues to reduce how much water flows into the Colorado from rain and melting snow.' www.nytimes.com/2021/08/16/climate/colorado-river-water-cuts.html
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 8:41:22 GMT -6
The Obama Foundation has a list of agencies for support/relief in Haiti
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Post by Bookshelves on Aug 17, 2021 9:41:35 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Aug 17, 2021 11:06:56 GMT -6
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Post by notblanche on Aug 17, 2021 11:20:54 GMT -6
Some refugees will settle in the DC metro area for the time being, and the local Lutheran Social Services network has Amazon wishlists posted. All I know how to do right now is look for the helpers. lssnca.org/take_action/wish_list.html
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Post by richard on Aug 17, 2021 11:25:06 GMT -6
A little happy news. That article about Chasten I posted awhile back said they were trying to adopt.
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 11:34:43 GMT -6
Jake Sullivan is opening the briefing today.
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 11:39:20 GMT -6
He is talking about how it would take a significant troop presence to stop the Taliban, that in the past month they (t) had been gaining ground. it wouldnt have worked
They did start getting SIV applicants out earlier.
he's very very defensive on what happened.
hard calls no clean outcomes.
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 11:42:19 GMT -6
Is Biden taking responsibility for the chaos/bloodshed because he said the buck stops w/him
Jake - hes taking responsibility for everything as am I the joint chief, etc. However we need to focus on the mission at hand. The airport is secure, flights are going, people are leaving.
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 11:43:00 GMT -6
the reporters are all in today.
the difference is Jake isn't getting too snippy back at them.
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 11:44:23 GMT -6
I just wish they would quit with the justification of leaving. We all know we needed to leave. it was the execution of the leaving that most people have a problem with.
Hes talking about commitment to allies, but thats off from reporting from yesterday about how we didnt work with them on w/d just informed them of our plan.
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 11:49:39 GMT -6
The briefing room is PACKED
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 11:50:10 GMT -6
Asking about Talibans motives, jake doesnt trust them as far as he could throw them
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 11:52:01 GMT -6
So y'all said this happened quicker than anticipated, but there is intel reports saying it could happen, were yall just ignoring that
jake I'm not gonna get into that from this podium
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Post by starbuck on Aug 17, 2021 11:53:50 GMT -6
Asking about Talibans motives, jake doesnt trust them as far as he could throw them He said Taliban has agreed to let civilians leave peacefully and I am very, like, do we actually believe that they will let folks travel freely cross country to leave? They're gonna let widows travel? Girls? Ughhhhhh
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 11:54:45 GMT -6
Oh geez
POTUS was at Camp David all weekend how could he know what was going on.
what a dumb question. jake was like uhhhhhh he worked all weekend. its not like he was on a golf course
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Post by addymac on Aug 17, 2021 11:56:21 GMT -6
So y'all said this happened quicker than anticipated, but there is intel reports saying it could happen, were yall just ignoring that jake I'm not gonna get into that from this podium So yes.
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Post by starbuck on Aug 17, 2021 11:56:27 GMT -6
I need them to not just T&P for women and girls in Afghanistan.
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 17, 2021 11:56:57 GMT -6
I think Jake is more bothered by the women and girls being left to face what they're facing then he can let on.
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