10 Reflections on the Afghan Disaster
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By Michael Brown Published on August 17, 2021
Michael Brown
The story of almost 20 years of American involvement in Afghanistan has ended in unmitigated disaster. In fact, it would be difficult to imagine a worse scenario than the present one. But for now, here are 10 immediate reflections.
1. This is President Biden’s darkest moment.
Simply stated, when Biden is getting bashed by CNN and MSNBC, you know he has blundered terribly. Just look at these opening paragraphs from an op-ed on MSNBC:
President Joe Biden addressed the nation about the state of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on Monday — mainly, it seemed, to say he regretted nothing. … He blamed the Taliban’s rapid advances across the country on Afghan security forces’ failing “to mount any real resistance to the Taliban.”
But the president had virtually nothing to say about what’s on everyone’s minds: how poorly prepared the U.S. was for the Taliban’s blitz and the vulnerable position he has left so many Afghans in as a result.
Not even MSNBC was in a mood to give the president grace for his dreadful decision.
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