The so-called experts said that Trump was an amateur in the area of foreign policy. The guys currently in charge look like the Keystone Cops. And I think they have managed to piss off absolutely everyone. Except maybe for the Taliban.
Our one-time allies, who were not warned about the Afghanistan withdrawal, are paying the price. German man SHOT in Afghanistan as Taliban's chilling reign of terror begins - chaos erupts
AFGHAN citizens fleeing the airport at Afghanistan capital Kabul today were trampled as gunshots rang out, resulting in a German civilian being shot trying to reach the airstrip.
Are we surprised that the "strongly worded press release" from our ambassador to the UN hasn't had much impact? Taliban's barbaric regime kicks in as woman brutally 'set on fire' for 'bad cooking'
The former judge [Najla Ayoubi] claimed one woman had been "put on fire because she was accused of bad cooking for Taliban fighters".
And yes, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, did issue a "strongly worded" press release on the subject of human rights under the Taliban.
Joe Biden can't be bothered to talk to our allies. Maybe they are former allies at this point. Farage slams Joe Biden's 'contempt' for UK after he ignored Boris' calls for 36 hours. The headline says it all, really.
And of course the media will take it seriously when the MEDIA are targeted. Relative of DW journalist killed by the Taliban
The Taliban have raided the homes of at least three DW journalists. Nematullah Hemat of the private television station Ghargasht TV is believed to have been kidnapped by the Taliban, and Toofan Omar, the head of the private radio station Paktia Ghag Radio, was, according to government officials, targeted and shot dead by Taliban fighters.
Though the American media probably doesn't even know of Deutsche Welle.
There is more of course, but I have things to do, and this is only making me depressed.
I really can't recall a worse, more incompetent military maneuver in my life.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I remember Saigon, and even kind of remember the Bay of Pigs. I was 6, but growing up in Miami it got talked about more often.