Soon the US will invade another country and recruit locals to work for them. Who will be able to trust their assurances that they’ll be protected and evacuated afterward, given that so many Afghans were abandoned in Afghanistan?
Quit Bellyaching About Afghanistan
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Joe Biden and his defenders say a messy evacuation from Afghanistan was inevitable, though if that’s true, why didn’t they plan accordingly? Now they argue that criticism of the execution of the withdrawal is tantamount to remaining indefinitely.
Blame He Who Must Be Named
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Donald Trump has not been president of United States for well over six months, yet Democrats continue to blame him for everything that goes wrong. How long will they be able to place blame before taking responsibility?
Oh My God Afghan Women
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As long as the United States was occupying Afghanistan, nobody seemed to care about the fact that women were getting stoned to death and were still forced to wear burqas in most of the country. Now the Taliban are back in charge and suddenly the plight of Afghan women is important again.
Good Ideas, Lousy Execution
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President Biden was right to carry out the full withdrawal from Afghanistan, a war that was doomed from the start. But his execution of the withdrawal was absolutely abysmal, and his performance before the media is becoming downright 25th Amendment worthy.
Everyone Could See the US Would Collapse
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Parallels between Afghanistan and the United States may be closer than one might imagine.
How the US Succeeded in Afghanistan
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The US is being mocked for having spent $83 billion to train and equip a modern and efficient army in Afghanistan that cut and run at the first sign of being challenged by the Taliban.
Shelter in Place
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The evacuation of embassy staff, US citizens and Afghans who worked for the US government from Kabul went slowly and incompetently.
Catch 72
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Many activities, especially flying, require an up-to-date COVID-19 test before hand. It can’t be more than 72 hours old. But it takes more than 72 hours to process them.
The Good News about the Ecological Disaster
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An all-time record 120°F high temperature was set for all of Europe in Sicily. July is the hottest month on record in the United States. No one can argue that climate change isn’t accelerating rapidly.
