'Every second is a life or death': Marine encourages expediting Afghan evacuations
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Maj. Thomas Schueman, U.S. Marine Corps Infantry officer, talks with Rachel Maddow about how the daunting bureaucracy of getting a visa out of Afghanistan meant that he was only able to help his interpreter escape through "a series of Hail Marys," recommends a process of evacuating first and sorting out details later to save as many lives as possible. Aug. 19, 2021
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