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Because that has always worked out so well.

Blackwater founder Erik Prince wants to charge $6,500 per seat on a chartered evacuation flight out of Kabul
Eliza Relman Aug 25, 2021, 10:53 AM
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This evening:

MaryElizabethColeman @meaccoleman
I’d like everyone to remember the private planes and citizens who have come to the rescue of Americans and our allies the next time someone promises a government program as the solution to a problem.
7:01 PM · Aug 29, 2021

Apparently air traffic control, site logistics, and perimeter security, just to name a few, aren’t necessary during an evacuation of non-combatants.

Representative Mary Elizabeth Coleman (r) [2019 file photo].

Update:

When you find yourself in a hole the first thing you do is stop digging.

“…rescue of Americans and our allies…” That’s not about a hurricane on the Gulf Coast.

Nevertheless, the digging continues:

MaryElizabethColeman @meaccoleman
See also:#CajunNavy
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9:47 PM · Aug 29, 2021

“Cajun Navy”? Afghanistan is landlocked, in case anyone was wondering.