#No more nation-building ever again

#No more nation-building ever again

“#No more nation-building ever again” President Biden’s shoddy withdrawal from Afghanistan has irrevocably sullied America’s reputation. Even opponents of continued occupation have been horrified at the indefensible manner in which this extraction was done.  But it’s also worth stepping back from the immediate Biden-orchestrated debacle to focus on the broader lessons we can glean from…

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#A Canadian bottleneck in Kabul is endangering innocent lives

#A Canadian bottleneck in Kabul is endangering innocent lives

“#A Canadian bottleneck in Kabul is endangering innocent lives” Paul Wells: People struggling to escape and those helping them are running up against procedural confusion layered on top of constant mortal danger A coalition of non-governmental organizations trying to get Afghans with a history of helping Canadians out of war-torn Kabul says immigration bottlenecks are…

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#Damning pic of a weak leader: Devine

#Damning pic of a weak leader: Devine

“#Damning pic of a weak leader: Devine” What possessed the White House to tweet out a photo of Joe Biden all alone in a conference room at Camp David as Kabul fell to the Taliban Sunday? Isolated, feeble, indecisive: that is the lasting image of the president of the United States as his nation suffered…

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#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 17, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 17, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 17, 2021” The Issue: The Taliban’s capture of Kabul, Afghanistan, after President Biden’s removal of US troops. Are we the greatest country in the world with the strongest military power (“Kabul falls,” Aug. 16)? Seems hard to believe. No disrespect to our brave men and women. The problem goes…

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