Major Joshua Mast
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Like, this is, that's why we're saying it's really a Taliban-alien Gonzalez situation because she's not going to stay here in the United States if we lose cover. and these people do, they're going to put a gun to their family's head and make them go home. And then whatever the Taliban says is what's going to happen to her.
And she'll, you know, she's not going to go to college or marry who she wants or grow up to be who she wants to be. And, you know, that is... I don't know. If they don't kill her. For my dead body. Like, that is basically, like, we have all, from day one, we have said, based on everything in U.S.
And she'll, you know, she's not going to go to college or marry who she wants or grow up to be who she wants to be. And, you know, that is... I don't know. If they don't kill her. For my dead body. Like, that is basically, like, we have all, from day one, we have said, based on everything in U.S.
And she'll, you know, she's not going to go to college or marry who she wants or grow up to be who she wants to be. And, you know, that is... I don't know. If they don't kill her. For my dead body. Like, that is basically, like, we have all, from day one, we have said, based on everything in U.S.
government possession, all of our intel, our billion-dollar intelligence-gathering apparatus in Afghanistan says X. We sent helicopters full of special operators to kill these terrorists. But the U.S. government can't figure out where she's from? Like, give me a break. Like, you have this information. We've had it all along.
government possession, all of our intel, our billion-dollar intelligence-gathering apparatus in Afghanistan says X. We sent helicopters full of special operators to kill these terrorists. But the U.S. government can't figure out where she's from? Like, give me a break. Like, you have this information. We've had it all along.
government possession, all of our intel, our billion-dollar intelligence-gathering apparatus in Afghanistan says X. We sent helicopters full of special operators to kill these terrorists. But the U.S. government can't figure out where she's from? Like, give me a break. Like, you have this information. We've had it all along.
And you've had people like us, just regular Americans at the ground level, saying, look at the information. Like, if you watch this video of these rangers in combat with these terrorists, like, they're heroic. They're doing what we tasked them as American people to do, kick down doors and eliminate these terrorists from the face of the earth. And they were doing that. And I cannotβ
And you've had people like us, just regular Americans at the ground level, saying, look at the information. Like, if you watch this video of these rangers in combat with these terrorists, like, they're heroic. They're doing what we tasked them as American people to do, kick down doors and eliminate these terrorists from the face of the earth. And they were doing that. And I cannotβ
And you've had people like us, just regular Americans at the ground level, saying, look at the information. Like, if you watch this video of these rangers in combat with these terrorists, like, they're heroic. They're doing what we tasked them as American people to do, kick down doors and eliminate these terrorists from the face of the earth. And they were doing that. And I cannotβ
I cannot express how much appreciation we have for that. Like, you know, you're raised in America, you're patriotic, you care about service members, like thank you for your service, that type of thing.
I cannot express how much appreciation we have for that. Like, you know, you're raised in America, you're patriotic, you care about service members, like thank you for your service, that type of thing.
I cannot express how much appreciation we have for that. Like, you know, you're raised in America, you're patriotic, you care about service members, like thank you for your service, that type of thing.
But when you read what these guys have done or you hear, like when it gets out from behind, because there's a lot of non-disclosure agreements, there's a lot of stuff that you don't get to talk about, especially with the special mission units. And when you actually dive into that and you get to see some of these experiences they've had, unbelievable, like heroic.
But when you read what these guys have done or you hear, like when it gets out from behind, because there's a lot of non-disclosure agreements, there's a lot of stuff that you don't get to talk about, especially with the special mission units. And when you actually dive into that and you get to see some of these experiences they've had, unbelievable, like heroic.
But when you read what these guys have done or you hear, like when it gets out from behind, because there's a lot of non-disclosure agreements, there's a lot of stuff that you don't get to talk about, especially with the special mission units. And when you actually dive into that and you get to see some of these experiences they've had, unbelievable, like heroic.
It's humbling to be able to read some of this stuff and talk to these guys.
It's humbling to be able to read some of this stuff and talk to these guys.
It's humbling to be able to read some of this stuff and talk to these guys.
Okay, so probably fast forward a couple months. She's been under U.S. care at Bagram. Doctors and nurses love her, obviously, trying to make sure she's safe and recovering and all that. We're trying to get more information for decision makers. And then there was a real problem with classification. So we have some NATO folks who don't have a U.S. secret clearance.