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Rhiannon12866

(205,202 posts)
Wed Jul 7, 2021, 03:00 AM Jul 2021

VoteVets - Independence



11 Members of Congress have come together this July 4th to call for the immediate evacuation of Afghan interpreters who served alongside US troops. We have no time to waste.
They were there for us, now we must be there for them.



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LetMyPeopleVote

(145,130 posts)
3. Rachel had a good segment on this issue tonight
Wed Jul 7, 2021, 11:48 PM
Jul 2021

If we do not bring these allies and friends out of Afghanastan, they are going to be killed

Rhiannon12866

(205,202 posts)
4. Agreed. I posted the VoteVets video from last night's show since Rachel's show is uploaded so late
Wed Jul 7, 2021, 11:53 PM
Jul 2021

But she's been talking about it all week. She has a history of promoting a cause and this is one of her most important.

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