My answer is: no one. And that’s a well deserved distrust. Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan – the trifecta, the hat trick of reasons to distrust us. Who will ever enlist again? I think that’s another good question. Now that the military … 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
After all, the myriad awful things we’ve learned about him so far don’t seem to have made a particle of difference. But this is still disturbing – or would be, in a world where dissipation like that still offended the … Continue reading →
Because it went so well for Bush: President George W. Bush seemed to get nothing right when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on Monday, Aug. 29, 2005. First, rather than visiting the scene of the disaster, he made a flyover … Continue reading →
Ah, but it’s Trump who’s the tyrannical authoritarian. Not good old Joe. From Jonathan Turley: I was astonished by the remarks of President Joe Biden on his support for extending the eviction moratorium, which was found to be unconstitutional by … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “TJ.”] That was quick: “I think he should resign,” Biden said of his longtime Democratic ally. Biden spoke hours after Cuomo proclaimed his innocence and issued a counter-report with photos of Biden and other elected officials hugging … Continue reading →
Yes, indeed: Career politician President Biden is being mocked for claiming he used to drive an 18-wheeler truck — with the White House only able to show he was once a passenger in one. The 48-year political veteran made the … Continue reading →