Generals Milley and MacKenzie testified yesterday that they told Biden that such a precipitous withdrawal from Afghanistan was not recommended and would lead to disaster: Testifying before the Senate Armed Services committee Tuesday, head of U.S. Central Command General Frank … Continue reading →
I’m not sure many of us were paying a whole lot of attention to what was being said about our withdrawal from Afghanistan before it occurred, but I think it’s instructive to look back and see what people in government … Continue reading →
John Hinderaker explains here: Now, based on this statement by Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Dave Butler, it appears that Woodward’s reporting is, shockingly, accurate. Col. Butler’s statement was issued in response to Woodward’s report and the firestorm of controversy that … Continue reading →
The left scrambles to pretend that what General Milley did was no big deal. You can see some reports here, here, here, and here. There’s a great deal to digest. But one thing in particular caught my eye, which I … Continue reading →
The feckless General Milley, who did Joe Biden’s bidding in Afghanistan even though he knew it would be epically disastrous or who was so stupid himself that he didn’t even realize the consequences, did the following after January 6th: Two … Continue reading →
I haven’t yet watched the whole of this video – it’s long. But what I’ve seen seems excellent, if depressing. I suggest you watch (or just listen to, if you’re double-tasking) at least part of it. Sometimes, to save time … Continue reading →
Please read. An excerpt: Director of MRC Latino, Jorge Bonilla, posted an interview of Pardo-Maurer. Pardo-Maurer, who was in the State Department for years, since at least 2001, said he was being told that the Department of Defense already knew … Continue reading →
The main part of the coverup right now – at least, as far as we know – is the declaration that the US military evacuation of Afghanistan was a success. The MSM is mainly falling in line, even though a … Continue reading →
Our withdrawal from Afghanistan is riddled with bad decisions. Whether they were intentionally bad and designed to harm the US I do not know, but in this post I’ll assume for the sake of argument that that was not the … Continue reading →
Biden has met his sacred withdrawal deadline: The U.S. military has confirmed that all U.S. forces have left Afghanistan. It is now August 31st in Kabul, which had long been the scheduled date of the final American withdrawal from the … Continue reading →
When you look back at the reactions to Biden’s fateful April 14, 2021 announcement of a plan to pull out of Afghanistan by 9/11, you will find that almost the only people criticizing it at the time (the article appeared … Continue reading →
If the whole thing was really motivated by a conspiratorial desire to undermine America, then the decision to leave Bagram prematurely doesn’t need explaining. It explains itself. But let’s work on the other theory that remains plausible: incompetence and misjudgment. … Continue reading →