Morning Jolt: Biden May Regret His Afghanistan Decision

On the menu today: looking down the road at the ramifications of President Biden’s withdrawing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the long-term prospects for Islamist jihadism, and how environmentalists continue to demonize common choices and avert their eyes from the most carbon-intensive actions of wealthy progressives.

A Choice in Afghanistan We May Come to Regret

This morning, discussing President Biden's announcement that all U.S. would leave Afghanistan by September 11, Vox, the Daily Telegraph, and The Atlantic all refer to Afghanistan as "the Forever War."

I find the use of the term "forever war" to refer to Afghanistan disingenuous, as the state of U.S. troops over there cannot accurately be described as a war, particularly in the past year or two. There are certain allegedly bright foreign-policy minds who never really updated their rhetoric or thinking from the late Bush years, and who apparently can't be bothered to notice changes in circumstances on the ground.

The last U.S. casualty in Afghanistan, ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY April 14 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY April 14 2021 Biden May Regret His Afghanistan Decision On the menu today: looking down the road at the ramifications of President Biden’s withdrawing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the long-term prospects for Islamist jihadism, and how environmentalists continue to demonize common choices and avert their eyes from the most carbon-intensive actions of wealthy progressives. A Choice in Afghanistan We May Come to Regret This morning, discussing President Biden's announcement that all U.S. would leave Afghanistan by September 11, Vox, the Daily Telegraph, and The Atlantic all refer to Afghanistan as "the Forever War." I find the use of the term "forever war" to refer to Afghanistan disingenuous, as the state of U.S. troops over there cannot accurately be described as a war, particularly in the past year or two. There are certain allegedly bright foreign-policy minds who never really updated their rhetoric or thinking from the late Bush years, and who apparently can't be bothered to notice changes in circumstances on the ground. The last U.S. casualty in Afghanistan, ...   READ MORE

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