SHOCKING: Did the Biden Admin HAND a Kill List to the Taliban? | The News & Why It Matters | Ep 852

SHOCKING: Did the Biden Admin HAND a Kill List to the Taliban? | The News & Why It Matters | Ep 852

'Go f*** yourself': Dan Crenshaw says we need to tell the Taliban that 'if you get in our way ... we will kill you'



Following threats of retaliation from the Taliban this week, President Joe Biden decided not to extend his evacuation deadline from Afghanistan past Aug. 31, a decision which could leave thousands of American citizens stranded in the country amid the terrorist militant takeover.

While the president appeared to fold under pressure from the Taliban, Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw — a former Navy SEAL who fought in Afghanistan, where he lost his right eye — offered a much different response.

"The only proper response from America to these dirty savage terrorists should be: Go f*** yourself," the lawmaker tweeted on Monday.

The only proper response from America to these dirty savage terrorists should be: Go f*** yourself. https://t.co/n6Ip9V3Vwh

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) 1629747001.0

Crenshaw then expanded on his message to the militant group in an interview with Politico published Tuesday.

"We need to send a very clear message to the Taliban [that] we're not negotiating about our deadline," he stated. "That should be our message. We should laugh at them when they say, 'Oh, well, that's a red line for us, you need to be out by Aug. 31.'"

"No, and if you get in our way when we are extracting Americans then we will kill you," he continued, adding, "That is the only message that Biden should be delivering to the Taliban."

'We will kill you': Congressman says U.S. should reject Taliban threats over Aug. 31 deadline www.youtube.com

The lawmaker's simple message came after the Taliban recently threatened dire "consequences" should the deadline be extended or otherwise violated.

Spokesmen for the group said on Monday that the Aug. 31 deadline is considered a "red line" that the U.S. ought not to cross. Then on Tuesday, they declared that Afghan nationals would no longer be allowed to flee the country.

As the Biden administration continues to work on rescuing an undisclosed number of American citizens from Afghanistan, it has been inexplicably vague regarding the number of Americans evacuated thus far, leading many to question whether the mission can be completed before the deadline expires next Tuesday.

According to a leaked cable, the administration has so far been able to evacuate roughly 4,400 Americans from the country, but even low-end estimates indicate there could be 10,000 or more still stranded.

Additionally, reports have surfaced indicating that American citizens attempting to flee Afghanistan have been hampered and obstructed from reaching the Kabul airport, often under threat of violence.

Even so, Biden has opted to carry out evacuation efforts on the Taliban's timetable, prompting NBC News reporter Richard Engel to call the situation a "moment of American humiliation."

Taliban fighters wearing US gear mock iconic WWII image of Marines raising American flag on Iwo Jima: 'The humiliation continues'



The Taliban appear to be mocking the United States in a new propaganda photo. The image, which some have called "humiliating," shows an elite Taliban fighting unit donned in U.S. military gear and hoisting up the flag of the fundamentalist Islamic group in nearly the exact same pose that U.S. Marines hoisted up the American flag during World War II.

The Badri 313 Battalion is reportedly the Taliban's special commando unit, which was allegedly named after the Battle of Badr where the Prophet Mohammad led the Muslim community to a major military victory with just 313 men in 624 CE.

A propaganda photo shows members of the Badri 313 Battalion wearing what appears to be U.S. military gear raising up the Taliban flag in a similar fashion to the six U.S. Marines who raised the U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945.

Taliban fighters release photo mocking iconic photo of US Marines raising the American flag on Iwo Jima during Worl… https://t.co/FfGA8BdyAj

— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) 1629569355.0

There were heated reactions to the Taliban seemingly mocking the iconic U.S. military photograph.

Tom Bevan, the co-Founder of RealClearPolitics, wrote: "The humiliation continues."

Conservative commentator John Cardillo declared: "The Taliban is wearing our gear, mocking Iwo Jima. Biden must resign or be impeached and removed."

Army Ranger and UFC fighter Tim Kennedy exclaimed: "Taliban soldiers wearing all U.S. supplied equipment MOCK iconic World War II image of American Marines raising flag on Iwo Jima as soldiers don US military gear in propaganda footage. It is straight up NUKE time."

Former Navy SEAL Jonathan T Gilliam said: "This just keeps getting worse and worse! #Taliban mocks iconic Iwo Jima picture wearing US gear left behind by the @JoeBiden woke administration."

James Glancy, ex-member of the Royal Marine Commandos, reacted by saying: "The Taliban 'Special Forces - Badri 313' are just mocking America now with their PR machine."

The Taliban also published a propaganda video this week with the Bardi 313 Battalion wearing what appears to be U.S. military gear, including tactical helmets, night-vision goggles, and modern firearms.

A photo posted by Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group, shows Taliban fighters "with their new American gear" and a militarized Ford pickup truck.

An AFP tweet shows "Taliban fighters carrying M4 and M18 assault rifles and M24 sniper weapons, driving around in iconic US Humvees."

Videos posted on social media show that the Taliban has seized thousands of firearms, ammunition, body armor, and other military equipment.

Taliban with their new American gear. (pic: @AsaadHannaa) https://t.co/CJFnpLMU5X

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) 1629552703.0


Taliban's arms seizures embarrass US.Social media images show Taliban fighters carrying M4 and M18 assault rifles… https://t.co/g5ShObHYIZ

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) 1629340069.0

The U.S. gave Afghan forces an estimated $28 billion in weaponry between 2002 and 2017, according to Business Insider.

"Everything that hasn't been destroyed is the Taliban's now," an anonymous U.S. official told Reuters.

National security adviser Jake Sullivan said this week that the Taliban now controls a "fair amount" of the weapons supplied to the Afghan government.

"We don't have a complete picture, obviously, of where every article of defense materials has gone. But certainly a fair amount of it has fallen into the hands of the Taliban," Sullivan said, "and obviously we don't have a sense that they are going to readily hand it over to us at the airport."

The Taliban likely have possession of 2,000 armored vehicles, including U.S. Humvees, and up to 40 aircraft, including UH-60 Black Hawks, scout attack helicopters, and ScanEagle military drones.

"When an armed group gets their hands on American-made weaponry, it's sort of a status symbol. It's a psychological win," Elias Yousif, deputy director of the Center for International Policy's Security Assistance Monitor, told The Hill.