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underpants

(195,975 posts) Wed Mar 4, 2026, 10:46 AM Yesterday

"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 Yesterday OP

Let's make it simple... GiqueCee Yesterday #1

Nailed it orangecrush Yesterday #8

That's the American way! fujiyamasan Yesterday #2

More dereliction of duty UTUSN Yesterday #3

For sure...thats what Marcos JOB IS. Volaris Yesterday #5

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

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

We're on our own Blues Heron Yesterday #7

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

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

Shades of Afghanistan. Grokenstein Yesterday #11

So the only reason for giving out the phone number MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #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 Yesterday #13

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

GiqueCee

(3,876 posts)

1. Let's make it simple...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:10 AM

Yesterday

... 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

(29,869 posts)

8. Nailed it

Reply to GiqueCee (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:09 PM

Yesterday

fujiyamasan

(1,554 posts)

2. That's the American way!

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:16 AM

Yesterday

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

(77,502 posts)

3. More dereliction of duty

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:31 AM

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Volaris

(11,630 posts)

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

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:42 AM

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Hillary is gonna be fucking ripshit, and damn right.

UTUSN

(77,502 posts)

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

Reply to Volaris (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:55 AM

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Solly Mack

(96,788 posts)

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

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:32 AM

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Blues Heron

(8,632 posts)

7. We're on our own

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:07 PM

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twodogsbarking

(18,345 posts)

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

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:41 PM

Yesterday

Ol Janx Spirit

(956 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, 12:57 PM

Yesterday

...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

(6,329 posts)

11. Shades of Afghanistan.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:02 PM

Yesterday

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

MustLoveBeagles

(15,761 posts)

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

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:12 PM

Yesterday

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

(27,492 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, 01:24 PM

Yesterday

danger we've put them in."

patphil

(8,949 posts)

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

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:53 PM

Yesterday

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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