Friends, we fought a twenty-year war to stamp out Islamist terrorism and Taliban fanaticism in Afghanistan...and then our Bumbler-in-Chief decided he'd had enough. He abandoned the people of Afghanistan to their fate, except for the handful he granted asylum here. The steady revocation of the rights of Afghan girls and women since then would, you would think, be of interest to the party that tells us to "believe all women" and that it supports women's rights and empowerment (although, to be fair, it isn't quite sure what "women" are). Nope! Female Afghans are on their own, and, as you'll see here, the mainstream media has memory-holed both the West's crusade for freedom in Afghanistan, and President Biden's hasty and disastrous retreat from that part of the world. Now the Taliban is running rampant, and no one in authority in Washington, D.C. takes even the slightest responsibility for these outrages. Of course, Biden's record in Ukraine, despite oodles of self-congratulation, is no better: he precipitated a vicious war and has created no realistic path to victory for Ukraine or for the resumption of stable relations between the world's only two nuclear superpowers. Simply put: the Biden foreign policy is an unmitigated disaster, and sadly Republicans and the media have shown little interest in holding this administration accountable. What will it take to drive these issues home? Incoming ICBMs???
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64045497
In other news, Elon Musk seems to be looking for someone to take the helm at Twitter. That doesn't necessarily mean that his commitment to free expression is about to evaporate entirely, but it probably does mean that he wants to put some distance between himself and the red hot issue of content moderation. If I were Musk, I'd be craving a brief respite from the mainstream media's relentless attacks against him personally, against his companies, and against Twitter 2.0. Unless there is such a respite, the Left is probably building up to major boycotts of Twitter, plus a full-on global regulatory assault. I bet Apple and Google are also already conversing (secretly) about a coordinated strike against Twitter in their app stores. The next few weeks will be critical.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/20/elon-musk-actively-searching-for-a-new-twitter-ceo-sources-say.html
Dr.Waddy from Jack: To American allmenhaters who would willingly force 2nd class citizenship on all American men, ala the "me too" crowd, look to the Taliban for exemplary guidance and while you are at it, show me today equivalent oppression in the US. / Imagine you live in a neighborhood dominated by murderous thugs who are incomparably vicious and relentless. You can't beat them!
ReplyDeleteAn outside force intervenes against the thugs, for whatever reason and asks for your assistance, assuring you you'll beat the thugs together.While the outside force is there you are relatively safe. Then it loses heart and leaves you to the tender mercies of the vengeful thugs. After Vietnam and now Afghanistan , can we blame any people which chooses not join us in battle against their oppressors?ts not the whole story to be sure but it must be a prime consideration for any nation considering whether to trust us. Ukraine? Those hombres fight like demons!
Well said! Your scenario reminds me a bit of the poor souls who live in our most crime-ridden neighborhoods, who might have felt that they, and the police, had the upper hand against the "thugs" for a while, but who now must feel totally exposed to their depredations.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, we "stand with Ukraine" at the moment, but where will Ukraine be in five years, or ten, or fifty? Answer: it will be RIGHT NEXT TO RUSSIA!!! And Americans may well have moved on.