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underpants

(196,542 posts) Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:46 AM Mar 4

"Please do not rely on the US government for assisted departure or evacuation..."

“Please do not rely on the US government for assisted departure or evacuation…”

That’s the message you get when you dial the State Department’s emergency number that Marco Rubio urged Americans stuck in the Middle East to call today - 202-501-4444

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"Please do not rely on the US government for assisted departure or evacuation..." (Original Post) underpants Mar 4 OP

Let's make it simple... GiqueCee Mar 4 #1

Nailed it orangecrush Mar 4 #8

That's the American way! fujiyamasan Mar 4 #2

More dereliction of duty UTUSN Mar 4 #3

For sure...thats what Marcos JOB IS. Volaris Mar 4 #5

His job and the whole KRASNOV bunch starting with him UTUSN Mar 4 #6

Good thing they're taking care of Americans first. Solly Mack Mar 4 #4

We're on our own Blues Heron Mar 4 #7

Where I grew up they would say "fuck yuns all". Same thing. twodogsbarking Mar 4 #9

Press 1 to be ignored immediately; Press 2 to be placed on hold and ignored at our convenience... Ol Janx Spirit Mar 4 #10

Shades of Afghanistan. Grokenstein Mar 4 #11

So the only reason for giving out the phone number MustLoveBeagles Mar 4 #12

"You can count on us to start an unprovoked war, but we're not going to help our own citizens get to safety because of Martin68 Mar 4 #13

There wasn't a plan to help these people evacuate. patphil Mar 4 #14

GiqueCee

(4,294 posts)

1. Let's make it simple...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:10 PM

Mar 4

... don't rely on the US government under Trump for ANYTHING. Well, I guess you can rely on it to lie, pick your pocket, and murder elementary school girls.

orangecrush

(30,339 posts)

8. Nailed it

Reply to GiqueCee (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:09 PM

Mar 4

fujiyamasan

(1,703 posts)

2. That's the American way!

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:16 PM

Mar 4

Don’t rely on the government for anything, unless you’re a billionaire!

We learned you can’t rely on the government for anything with hurricane katrina.

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)

3. More dereliction of duty

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:31 PM

Mar 4

Volaris

(11,718 posts)

5. For sure...thats what Marcos JOB IS.

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:42 PM

Mar 4

Hillary is gonna be fucking ripshit, and damn right.

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)

6. His job and the whole KRASNOV bunch starting with him

Reply to Volaris (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:55 PM

Mar 4

Solly Mack

(96,946 posts)

4. Good thing they're taking care of Americans first.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:32 PM

Mar 4

Blues Heron

(8,849 posts)

7. We're on our own

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:07 PM

Mar 4

twodogsbarking

(18,819 posts)

9. Where I grew up they would say "fuck yuns all". Same thing.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:41 PM

Mar 4

Ol Janx Spirit

(1,017 posts)

10. Press 1 to be ignored immediately; Press 2 to be placed on hold and ignored at our convenience...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:57 PM

Mar 4

...Press 3 to be placed on our terrorist watchlist; Press 4 for the office of political retribution....

For all other calls please stay on the line until your call is dropped.

Grokenstein

(6,357 posts)

11. Shades of Afghanistan.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 02:02 PM

Mar 4

pig king deliberately botched that evacuation as well, but he can't pin this one on Biden.

MustLoveBeagles

(16,460 posts)

12. So the only reason for giving out the phone number

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 02:12 PM

Mar 4

Was to tell frightened and trapped Americans to pound sand?! When the American government is the one that trapped them in the first place?! This is unforgivable.

Martin68

(27,758 posts)

13. "You can count on us to start an unprovoked war, but we're not going to help our own citizens get to safety because of

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 02:24 PM

Mar 4

danger we've put them in."

patphil

(9,083 posts)

14. There wasn't a plan to help these people evacuate.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 02:53 PM

Mar 4

There was only a war plan.
As far as Trump is concerned, there isn't any profit in evacuating these people.
I mean, who are they and what can they do for him?
Getting them out must seem like such a nuisance to Trump.

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