Real Afghanistan Withdrawal Has Never Been Tried
Robert Tracinski on a bad idea, badly executed.
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Real Afghanistan Withdrawal Has Never Been Tried
ROBERT TRACINSKI: A bad idea, badly executed.
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Alexander S. Vindman: Why I Testified
On today's podcast , Lt. Col. (Ret.) Alexander S. Vindman joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about his new book, "Here Right Matters."
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MORNING SHOTS: Our Post-Coherence Politics š
CHARLIE SYKES on why the threat is coming from inside the house.
THE TRIAD: The Muddy Politics of Afghanistanš
SONNY BUNCH: What happens when people stop being polite and start paying attention?
THE NEXT LEVEL: Afghanistan and Us š
Sarah, Tim, and JVL talk about the collapse of Afghanistan, the humanitarian crisis at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and the future of American foreign policy.
From The Bulwark Aggregatorā¦
Why Afghanistanās Security Forces Suddenly Collapsed - Chas Danner, Intelligencer
Team MAGA Goes Full Nativist on Afghan Refugees - Asawin Suebsaeng, Adam Rawnsley, and Scott Bixby, The Daily Beast
We Have One Last Chance to Save Our Allies - George Packer, The Atlantic
Infrastructure Bill Tries To Boost Number of Toll Roads While Exempting Almost All Drivers From Tolls - Christian Britschgi, Reason
Soaring Cost of Food Is Forcing Families to Scrimp at the Dinner Table - Tope Alake, Fabiana Batista, Pratik Parija, and Leslie Patton, Bloomberg Businessweek
Images of bloodied Afghans contradict Taliban's claims of moderation - Yuliya Talmazan, NBC NEWS
Floor staffers were a quiet force on Jan. 6. Now theyāre getting an award - Chris Cioffi, Roll Call
In Todayās Bulwarkā¦
Evacuate Our Afghan AlliesāAll of Them
LINDA CHAVEZ on why we should resettle them here.
The Talibanized Afghanistan Will Inspire and Attract Radicalism
CHARLES H. FAIRBANKS, JR.: Extremist movements do become more moderate, but it seems unlikely the Taliban will.
šØOVERTIME šØ
Happy Wednesday! I wonāt bore you with the details of the fried cajun sweet pepper chicken sandwich with cajun ranch and American cheese sandwich I made yesterday, which was fantastic. Deep frying things is one of those rare treats you can get away with when youāre the only adult in the house.
BUT, I will share this with you, a recipe for Scotch Pies, and as a YouTube commenter observes, the video sounds like it was narrated by Jim Cummings, the voice of Winnie the Pooh.
The current state of the Republican Party. Itās not good.
The New McCarthyism. An excellent video from our friends at the Republican Accountability Project.
Your good news of the day. Out of Cleveland, no less!
Afghanistan wasnāt in intelligence failureā¦ It was much worse, as Douglas London documents at Just Security.
Inside the Talibanās Takeover of Afghanistan. This VICE clip (which runs 22 minutes) has some disturbing video.
Thatās it for me for today. Weāll see you back here tomorrow. Tech support questions? Email support@substack.com. Questions for me? Drop me a line: swift@thebulwark.com
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