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Afghanistan
Last man out of Afghanistan: Two-star general and 30-year Army veteran Christopher Donahue is revealed as the final American soldier to board a plane out of Kabul Airport
2021-08-31
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Maj Gen Christopher Donahue, 52, was the last soldier to leave Afghanistan

  • He flew out on the final flight at 3:29pm Washington time on Tuesday, or one minute before midnight in Kabul

  • Donahue is the commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

  • His division is the nation's Immediate Response Force, and they are positioned to deploy anywhere in the world within 18 hours of notification

  • Donahue has deployed 17 times in support of operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Eastern Europe

  • He served in the special forces before studying at Harvard and working in the Pentagon as special assistant to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff

  • Donahue, a two star general, deployed to Afghanistan in mid August and was given the job of maintaining security at the airport
Posted by:Skidmark

#11  Another cold hearted Irish man as hat.
Posted by: Percy de Medici7930   2021-08-31 20:49  

#10  This is the guy who refused to let busloads of women into the airport. Rather have the dogs back than him.
Posted by: mercutio   2021-08-31 18:43  

#9  Why I ask, he was there which is a sight more than others, and that is quite a career, just don't know if we missed one of those, "I'm letting them in and taking the dogs and if you don't like it, come relieve me." moments.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-08-31 16:16  

#8  I would have preferred they saved a service dog over this mutt.
Posted by: Gluter Mussolini5141   2021-08-31 15:57  

#7  So is this the guy, who ultimately gives the last order as to turn away passport holders and service dogs?

So this is an answer to Putin. When Russia left Afghan the general made a point to have his picture taken as the last man in Afghan.

Sure looked cribbed to me.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-08-31 15:51  

#6  Did he turn off the light?

We really need to turn off the lights...
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-08-31 13:39  

#5  So this is an answer to Putin. When Russia left Afghan the general made a point to have his picture taken as the last man in Afghan.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2021-08-31 13:26  

#4  /\ Yes, MacArthur in reverse.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-08-31 13:07  

#3  The photo op moment is just too damn depressing, it was the absolutely correct thing to do, even for a mess like our exit, but to use it as a vanity moment, planned for publicity, beggars so much of an impressive career.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2021-08-31 13:04  

#2  A really, really successful security operation.
Posted by: illeagle    2021-08-31 12:54  

#1  A planned photo op for Donahue. Go away.
Posted by: Vespasian Ebboting9735   2021-08-31 11:20  

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