🇺🇸 NEW EPISODE: The Afghan Evacuation — Responsibility, Refugee Integrity, and the Truth About Numbers
The Arrogant Independent Podcast – Hosted by Shawn Havens
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Most people don’t know this — but the U.S. evacuated over 90,000 Afghans after the fall of Kabul.
And if you look at the chart I included with this episode, you’ll see something shocking:
We took in almost the exact same number of evacuees as the size of the entire U.S. military force deployed at the height of the war in 2010.
100,000 troops at the peak.
90,000+ Afghan evacuees after the collapse.
That comparison matters.
Not because Afghans are bad people.
Not because immigrants are a threat.
But because this tells the truth about responsibility, refugee integrity, and what it means to defend your own country.
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What this episode covers:
• The collapse that should not have happened
Afghanistan didn’t fall because the Taliban were stronger — it fell because its own leadership surrendered.
• True refugees vs. those who abandoned responsibility
America must protect interpreters, women, minorities, and dissidents — not people who refused to defend their own country.
• How 90,000 evacuees overwhelmed our refugee system
Vetting that normally takes months was reduced to minutes on the airport tarmac.
• Why America needs a responsible-sponsor model
Every future refugee should have a vetted American sponsor who verifies identity, danger, and moral character.
• The moral truth
If America can fight for someone’s freedom, they must be willing to fight for it too.
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🎧 Listen to the full episode:
Full Written Report (Policy Essay)
Podcast Episode (Main Show Link)
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Final message:
America should always protect true allies and endangered people.
But humanitarian compassion must be rooted in truth, responsibility, and character — not chaos and collapsed vetting.
A sponsor for every refugee.
Accountability for every admission.
Integrity for the entire system