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 →
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 →
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 →
Afghanistan has long been a terrible place to go to war, as Kipling knew: When you’re wounded and left on Afghanistan’s plains, And the women come out to cut up what remains, Jest roll to your rifle and blow out … Continue reading →
I can’t say this comes as a surprise, because it seems to me that Bolton and Trump had some serious disagreements on general policy regarding US involvement in certain areas: I informed John Bolton last night that his services are … Continue reading →
Last night President Trump gave a speech outlining his policy on Afghanistan. The text can be found here. In considering what to do in Afghanistan, Trump was in a bind. Actually, it’s not just Trump who’s been in a bind; … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Make sure you read the ADDENDUM below.] I’ve never understood what the objection to one big non-nuclear bomb versus many small ones would be, if the target is well-chosen. In the case of the “mother of all bombs” recently … Continue reading →
Andrew J. McCarthy attempts to figure out why Obama is so very reluctant to call the Taliban terrorists. In his opinion, it seems to boil down to this: Obama wants you to believe that there is just a dizzying array … Continue reading →
The most high-ranking US military officer killed so far in Afghanistan has been murdered in a so-called insider attack by an Afghan soldier. He was not the only one who was injured in the attack, either: Gen. Mohammmad Zahir Azimi, … Continue reading →
The Benghazi terrorism suspect Abu Khattala has been captured in a secret raid and is on his way to the US. So, that’s one terrorist captured, five Taliban kingpins released from Gitmo, and an enormous army of other Islamicist terrorists … Continue reading →
If and when Hillary Clinton becomes the Democratic nominee for president in 2016, her Republican opponent had better show part of this clip. I’m surprised it isn’t being talked about more, because it is positively Obaman in its stupidity and … Continue reading →
A Taliban commander who has been in touch with Time magazine for years and according to them “has consistently supplied reliable information about Bergdahl’s captivity” has told them that there’s more to come: It’s better to kidnap one person like … Continue reading →