<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thanks Dean for stepping in. Yes let’s all refrain from stuff like this.<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Aug 22, 2021, at 9:30 AM, Dean Vinson <dean@vinsonfarm.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">My understanding from reporting on “The Hill” website is (1) federal law requires passengers to reimburse costs of chartered flights, which in normal circumstances seems reasonable, and (2) Dept of State will not enforce it in this particular circumstance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The trouble with politics is that it’s easier and more politically advantageous to take one-sided simple-soundbite views than it is to recognize the complexity of real life situations.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Better to take the one-sided simple-soundbite view that my John Deere 620 sounds better than my Farmall Super M. Unless, of course, I’m using the Super M, in which case the Super M sounds better than the 620. Dang that complexity!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dean Vinson<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Saint Paris, Ohio<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> AT <at-bounces@lists.antique-tractor.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ray Trimble<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 21, 2021 9:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> Atis <at@lists.antique-tractor.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [AT] O.T. Disgrace<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Spencer may kick me off the list for this, but charging our people $2000 to be airlifted from Afghanistan is a disgrace! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>AT mailing list</span><br><span>AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</span><br><span>http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>