8 Jul:
President Biden: “The Taliban is not the North Vietnamese army..…There’s going to be no circumstance where you see people being lifted off the roof of the United States from Afghanistan. It is not at all comparable.”
15 Aug:
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Sec of State Blinken: "This is not Saigon."
AP: "Kabul was gripped by panic. Helicopters raced overhead throughout the day to evacuate personnel from the U.S. Embassy. Smoke rose near the compound as staff destroyed important documents, and the American flag was lowered."