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underpants

(195,951 posts)
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 10:46 AM 6 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 6 hrs ago OP
Let's make it simple... GiqueCee 6 hrs ago #1
Nailed it orangecrush 5 hrs ago #8
That's the American way! fujiyamasan 6 hrs ago #2
More dereliction of duty UTUSN 6 hrs ago #3
For sure...thats what Marcos JOB IS. Volaris 5 hrs ago #5
His job and the whole KRASNOV bunch starting with him UTUSN 5 hrs ago #6
Good thing they're taking care of Americans first. Solly Mack 5 hrs ago #4
We're on our own Blues Heron 5 hrs ago #7
Where I grew up they would say "fuck yuns all". Same thing. twodogsbarking 4 hrs ago #9
Press 1 to be ignored immediately; Press 2 to be placed on hold and ignored at our convenience... Ol Janx Spirit 4 hrs ago #10
Shades of Afghanistan. Grokenstein 4 hrs ago #11
So the only reason for giving out the phone number MustLoveBeagles 4 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 4 hrs ago #13
There wasn't a plan to help these people evacuate. patphil 3 hrs ago #14

GiqueCee

(3,860 posts)
1. Let's make it simple...
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:10 AM
6 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.

fujiyamasan

(1,537 posts)
2. That's the American way!
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:16 AM
6 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.

Volaris

(11,627 posts)
5. For sure...thats what Marcos JOB IS.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:42 AM
5 hrs ago

Hillary is gonna be fucking ripshit, and damn right.

Ol Janx Spirit

(945 posts)
10. Press 1 to be ignored immediately; Press 2 to be placed on hold and ignored at our convenience...
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:57 PM
4 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.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:02 PM
4 hrs ago

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

MustLoveBeagles

(15,724 posts)
12. So the only reason for giving out the phone number
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:12 PM
4 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
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:24 PM
4 hrs ago

danger we've put them in."

patphil

(8,944 posts)
14. There wasn't a plan to help these people evacuate.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:53 PM
3 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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