In no particular order: How much of this terrible situation has been engendered by our elected and/or appointed and/or installed officials’ (or call them “elites,” or call them “leaders,” but make sure you put those scare quotes in) incompetence? How … Continue reading →
Is this perhaps a metaphor for – something?:
Continue reading →…here it is. ADDENDUM 5:45 PM: It occurs to me that, if Biden (and/or whoever is managing this administration) thinks he can get away without this doing too much damage, it is probably because Obama got away with the Iraqi … Continue reading →
Thinking about the last twenty years in Afghanistan, it occurs to me that I’ve been blogging since the fall of 2004 and I wondered what I’ve written about it over the years. My recollection is that I wrote very little … Continue reading →
I went to bed last night feeling very agitated and having my own small version of Vietnam PTSD. I can only imagine what it’s like for so many of those who served there, or in Afghanistan, or in Iraq, or … Continue reading →
Apparently Joe Biden will be emerging from his hiding place to address the nation at 3:45 Eastern Time. I predict that his message will be some combination of “it’s not that bad” and “Bush and Trump made me do it.” … Continue reading →
Striped sunset:
Continue reading →What a difference 5 weeks [see NOTE below] makes: Secy of State Blinken responds to this clip: pic.twitter.com/6OMCg2k0lq — Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) August 15, 2021 Notice that, among other things, he did not answer the question. The question wasn’t, “How … Continue reading →
Sunday is usually my day off, but there’s so much Afghanistan news I thought I’d do a very short post on the subject. I expect to have more to say later, and at any rate the fog of war is … Continue reading →
Regular readers here know about my recent rediscovery of the Bee Gees, and my new fascination with them. Many of you find this quite boring; others are interested. I am so surprised myself by the experience that I keep trying … Continue reading →
I was reading a set of comments somewhere at a blog on the right where a lot of people were saying this administration is worse than they had expected. The topic at hand was the incompetence of the withdrawal from … Continue reading →
I already wrote about the topic yesterday – and strongly suggested that you listen to this podcast about it. The discussion in the ensuing thread raised a bunch of interesting questions that I wanted to address, so here’s one more … Continue reading →