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Who will control Afghanistan now, and why should we care?
When we started our post-9/11 military operations in Afghanistan I think most Americans knew why we did it despite the obvious pitfalls and drawbacks. The aim was to dismantle the terrorist training camps and pursue the leaders of al Qaeda … Continue reading →
Terrorist attacks in Kabul
I say terrorist attacks rather than “attacks by the new leaders of Afghanistan” because I think this is not the work of the Taliban, nor is it in the Taliban’s present temporary interests. The Taliban want to put a good … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/26/21
I never really thought about the Everly Brothers’ guitar playing. Fil certainly has:
Continue reading →How most Democrats view the Afghanistan pullout
A comment from “physicsguy”: [After] a bit of a break from the silence from my lib/D friends on FB…The new narrative is emerging: “They’ve got 60k people out in the last few days! They are doing a wonderful job!” (Somehow … Continue reading →
Some good news from Georgia
We could all use some good news, right? Here’s some: Former Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker filed documents to run for the United States Senate in Georgia on Tuesday. Federal Election Commission documents show that Walker, 59, is set to … Continue reading →
Hey, what’s $3.5 trillion among friends?
Amidst everything else, this happened yesterday: Striking a deal with moderates, House Democratic leaders have muscled President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle, ending a risky standoff and putting the party’s domestic infrastructure agenda back on track…. … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/25/21
There are many reasons the ballet “Swan Lake” has lasted so long – nearly 150 years (the music; for the choreography, about 125). But I bet this video offers some reasons you hadn’t thought of before: NOTE: I’m not familiar … Continue reading →
Another entry in the “there’s no problem with mail-in ballots” sweepstakes
What’s a few misplaced ballots among friends?: Authorities are investigating why 300 unopened vote-by-mail ballots for the upcoming recall election were found – along with a gun, drugs and stolen mail – in a car parked at a Torrance convenience … Continue reading →
Afghanistan and the Surrender-Monkey-In-Chief: what’s really going on here?
[NOTE: Today’s latest abomination: President Biden on Tuesday said he will stick to an Aug. 31 deadline for removing US troops from Afghanistan after the Taliban said it would not allow him any additional time to evacuate US citizens and … Continue reading →
Question for Jen Psaki: can we at least call these Afghans “stranded” now?
One of today’s many disgusting developments from our new insect overlords the Taliban: The Taliban said Tuesday that the group will not allow Afghan nationals to leave the country and opposes any extension of evacuation flights, a development that comes … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/24/21
“The Lives of Others” was an incredibly good movie. I never gave a thought to how it was filmed in terms of technique. So while this analysis may be obvious to you, it was news to me. [NOTE: The narrator … Continue reading →