#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 23, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 23, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 23, 2021” The Issue: The deteriorating situation in Afghanistan as troops try to evacuate Americans and US allies. Because President Biden and his top military advisers lacked the foresight to see the obvious Taliban reaction to a quick American military withdrawal, the mission to rescue all Americans just got…

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#Vladimir Putin refuses to allow Afghan refugees into Russia

#Vladimir Putin refuses to allow Afghan refugees into Russia

“#Vladimir Putin refuses to allow Afghan refugees into Russia” Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that his country won’t accept Afghan refugees because he doesn’t want to deal with “militants” masquerading as asylum-seekers. The Russian strongman slammed Western nations for placing Afghan refugees in countries even near his border while their US and European visas…

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#Pentagon ripped for keeping US troops back amid Afghan rescues

#Pentagon ripped for keeping US troops back amid Afghan rescues

“#Pentagon ripped for keeping US troops back amid Afghan rescues” The Defense Department has come under heavy criticism this week for keeping US forces holed up at Kabul’s international airport while other Western nations’ special forces dash into the Taliban-controlled city to rescue their citizens and Afghan allies. Earlier this week, the Daily Mail reported…

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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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#US agencies scrub websites to protect Afghans left behind

#US agencies scrub websites to protect Afghans left behind

“#US agencies scrub websites to protect Afghans left behind” WASHINGTON — Multiple federal agencies that operated in Afghanistan and worked with Afghan citizens have been hastily purging their websites, removing articles and photos that could endanger the Afghan civilians who interacted with them and now fear retribution from the Taliban. The online scrubbing campaign appeared…

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