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2021-10-05 Afghanistan

Maj Gen Ordered 50+ Evacuees off One of Last Flights out of Kabul to Make Room for Taliban Souvenir

[Red State] In a number of articles penned in the following days, Donahue is characterized as "uniquely qualified" for that moment in time and generally depicted as a humble, understated leader of his division.

Unfortunately, everything isn’t quite as it may seem. During the last hours of the evacuation, according to troops under his command and as documented by photographs and witness statements, Donahue ordered all of the passengers aboard a C-17 transport plane to disembark so he could have a souvenir loaded onto the plane. That souvenir, or "war trophy," was an inoperable Taliban-owned Toyota Hilux with a fully operational Russian ZU-23 anti-aircraft autocannon mounted in the bed. Once the Hilux was loaded passengers were allowed back on the plane, but, of course, there wasn’t room for all of them. According to troops on the scene, at least 50 people and perhaps as many as 100 people were left at Kabul to make room for the Hilux.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-10-05 03:24|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top
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#1 An alleged incident in need of formal investigation.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-10-05 03:42|| 2021-10-05 03:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Keep on digging. The lost credibility hole has the potential to be bottomless.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-10-05 07:00|| 2021-10-05 07:00|| Front Page Top

#3 So, just where did he offload this vehicle? Woudn't this be arms smuggling? Hell, why not load our shit onto the plane.

Posted by Chris 2021-10-05 08:47|| 2021-10-05 08:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Would have rather had Chinooks and Blackhawks back home than either a ZU-23 or Afghans.

Posted by Snerert Thud6543 2021-10-05 11:26|| 2021-10-05 11:26|| Front Page Top

#5 "Sargent, clear these refugees, I need my photo op."

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-10-05 13:27|| 2021-10-05 13:27|| Front Page Top

#6 Also read US left behind 2 CRAM. Now the Chinese and Russians each get one to figure out how to jam/spoof it and the West's last ditch defense against antiship missiles (Phalanx and SeaRAM).

Posted by Snerert Thud6543 2021-10-05 13:39|| 2021-10-05 13:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Ref #5: You probably hit the bullseye with that one.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-10-05 14:50|| 2021-10-05 14:50|| Front Page Top

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