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underpants

(195,954 posts) Wed Mar 4, 2026, 10:46 AM 16 hrs ago

"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 16 hrs ago OP

Let's make it simple... GiqueCee 16 hrs ago #1

Nailed it orangecrush 15 hrs ago #8

That's the American way! fujiyamasan 16 hrs ago #2

More dereliction of duty UTUSN 16 hrs ago #3

For sure...thats what Marcos JOB IS. Volaris 15 hrs ago #5

His job and the whole KRASNOV bunch starting with him UTUSN 15 hrs ago #6

Good thing they're taking care of Americans first. Solly Mack 16 hrs ago #4

We're on our own Blues Heron 15 hrs ago #7

Where I grew up they would say "fuck yuns all". Same thing. twodogsbarking 14 hrs ago #9

Press 1 to be ignored immediately; Press 2 to be placed on hold and ignored at our convenience... Ol Janx Spirit 14 hrs ago #10

Shades of Afghanistan. Grokenstein 14 hrs ago #11

So the only reason for giving out the phone number MustLoveBeagles 14 hrs ago #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 14 hrs ago #13

There wasn't a plan to help these people evacuate. patphil 13 hrs ago #14

GiqueCee

(3,868 posts)

1. Let's make it simple...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:10 AM

16 hrs ago

... 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

(29,868 posts)

8. Nailed it

Reply to GiqueCee (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:09 PM

15 hrs ago

fujiyamasan

(1,549 posts)

2. That's the American way!

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:16 AM

16 hrs ago

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

(77,493 posts)

3. More dereliction of duty

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:31 AM

16 hrs ago

Volaris

(11,627 posts)

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

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:42 AM

15 hrs ago

Hillary is gonna be fucking ripshit, and damn right.

UTUSN

(77,493 posts)

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

Reply to Volaris (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:55 AM

15 hrs ago

Solly Mack

(96,780 posts)

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

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:32 AM

16 hrs ago

Blues Heron

(8,614 posts)

7. We're on our own

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:07 PM

15 hrs ago

twodogsbarking

(18,340 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

14 hrs ago

Ol Janx Spirit

(947 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

14 hrs ago

...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

(6,327 posts)

11. Shades of Afghanistan.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:02 PM

14 hrs ago

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

MustLoveBeagles

(15,738 posts)

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

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:12 PM

14 hrs ago

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

(27,490 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

14 hrs ago

danger we've put them in."

patphil

(8,945 posts)

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

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:53 PM

13 hrs ago

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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