#McConnell calls Afghanistan chaos stain on our reputation

#McConnell calls Afghanistan chaos stain on our reputation

“#McConnell calls Afghanistan chaos stain on our reputation” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called the tumultuous American withdrawal from Afghanistan and the swift reconquest of that country by the Taliban “an embarrassment” and a “stain on our national reputation” Tuesday evening. McConnell, long an advocate of keeping US forces in the country, insisted on…

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#Twitter says Taliban can stay on platform if they obey rules

#Twitter says Taliban can stay on platform if they obey rules

“#Twitter says Taliban can stay on platform if they obey rules” Unlike former President Donald Trump, the faces and voices of the reconstituted Taliban regime in Afghanistan can apparently tweet to their hearts’ content. In a statement obtained by Mediaite Tuesday, Twitter ducked the question of whether it would bar representatives of the Islamic fundamentalist…

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#Canada’s Afghanistan failure – Macleans.ca

#Canada’s Afghanistan failure – Macleans.ca

“#Canada’s Afghanistan failure – Macleans.ca” In 2013, I had dinner with a couple of former special forces operators at Le Bistro, the best French restaurant in Kabul, a casual place with a pleasant courtyard and pretty good food. It was a welcome respite from the hostile city outside, the worst place I have ever been—a…

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#President Biden is rolling the dice on terror threat

#President Biden is rolling the dice on terror threat

“#President Biden is rolling the dice on terror threat” President Biden is making a hell of a gamble — and the stakes are on us.  The reason for invading Afghanistan in 2001 was because the Taliban was harboring al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden. We stayed to prevent other terrorist threats from arising there. And…

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#Joe Biden created chaos in Afghanistan and at southern border

#Joe Biden created chaos in Afghanistan and at southern border

“#Joe Biden created chaos in Afghanistan and at southern border” President Biden arrived in office with the Southern border secure and ­Afghanistan in a state of fragile equilibrium. Eight months later, the border continues to be deluged with migrants overwhelming our capacity to properly house and process them, and we are evacuating our personnel from a…

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