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kairos12

(13,597 posts) Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:03 PM Mar 4

I'm feeling for the Americans stuck in Chump's concierge war zone

as it sounds like they are being assisted with DOGE level efficiency.

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I'm feeling for the Americans stuck in Chump's concierge war zone (Original Post) kairos12 Mar 4 OP

Apparently they have provided a phone number to people DURHAM D Mar 4 #1

Can't wait for the media to interview them to learn what they feel Baitball Blogger Mar 4 #2

There are half a million Americans in the region. AloeVera Mar 4 #3

No they are not running! Dubai airport, biggest in world, is shut down. Nt lostnfound Mar 5 #5

Thanks. And there are actually one MILLION Americans in the ME! AloeVera Mar 5 #6

I'm hearing about it from 3 different countries lostnfound Mar 5 #4

DURHAM D

(33,055 posts)

1. Apparently they have provided a phone number to people

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:06 PM

Mar 4

stuck in the Middle East to call for help. The message apparently tells them they are on their own.

I am ashamed to be an American.

Baitball Blogger

(52,369 posts)

2. Can't wait for the media to interview them to learn what they feel

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:44 PM

Mar 4

about Trump's triage way of evacuating them.

AloeVera

(4,267 posts)

3. There are half a million Americans in the region.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:47 PM

Mar 4

That's a lot of people to get out with commercial flights. Are they even still running at full capacity?

Who knows how many millions of other nationalities?

And how many millions of Middle Eastern people? They can't hop on a flight.

Edited to add, per BBC:
Thousands of flights have been cancelled across the region, according to flight tracking service Flightradar24, with hundreds of thousands of passengers affected.

lostnfound

(17,521 posts)

5. No they are not running! Dubai airport, biggest in world, is shut down. Nt

Reply to AloeVera (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:12 PM

Mar 5

AloeVera

(4,267 posts)

6. Thanks. And there are actually one MILLION Americans in the ME!

Reply to lostnfound (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 06:05 PM

Mar 5

Per MSM yesterday.

But 9,000 Americans made it safely home! Per Trump. No mention of the other 991,000...

lostnfound

(17,521 posts)

4. I'm hearing about it from 3 different countries

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:11 PM

Mar 5

Neighbor’s immediate family, my own close friend, and the entire family of a family member’s much-loved friend. On all sides of the war. Hearing from people in 3 different countries hearing bombs and missiles. Kept awake, stuck in shelters for whole day, afraid for self and family, some are unable to communicate with their family directly. Some are ‘sitting ducks’ when anti-missile arsenal runs out, which i hear is getting to be a problem.

Crazy to hear a similar reality coming from such different sources.

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