Kosh's Shadow 8/30/2021 5:55:21 AM

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Everyone is sensing the US weakness, including fatso Kim

North Korea appears to have restarted key nuclear reactor: UN watchdog

Occasional Reader 8/30/2021 6:21:40 AM

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Report:  Taliban offered to stay out of Kabul entirely until evacuation was complete.  US replied, we only need the airport.  

Occasional Reader 8/30/2021 6:25:30 AM

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Biden:  "I'm not supposed to take any questions" 

Presumably he was told this by the same people who "instructed" him which journos to call on after the Kabul airport attack speech.

vxbush 8/30/2021 6:26:08 AM

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vxbush 8/30/2021 6:43:42 AM

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In #2 Occasional Reader said: Report:  Taliban offered to stay out of Kabul entirely until evacuation was complete.  US replied, we only need the airport.  

Given the number of unforced errors in this, is this any surprise? 

JCM 8/30/2021 7:37:02 AM

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If someone was trying to complete FUBAR the Afghan withdrawal.

Would they do anything different?

lucius septimius 8/30/2021 7:49:33 AM

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Occasional Reader 8/30/2021 8:18:15 AM

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In #6 JCM said: Would they do anything different?

I keep trying to believe this is not being done on purpose, specifically to weaken the US and strengthen radical Islam.

But it ain't easty.

Occasional Reader 8/30/2021 8:23:18 AM

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In #8 Occasional Reader said: easty

*easy

JCM 8/30/2021 8:26:49 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 8:

So many decisions would have to have overridden military plans for a withdrawal. no phasing of withdrawal, just abrupt, turning away Americans, giving intel to the Taliban.

Those had to be positive decisions to do it in this manner.

doppelganglander 8/30/2021 8:33:32 AM

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In #7 lucius septimius said: I don't think I'll be answering my phone for the rest of the day.

Good plan.

Occasional Reader 8/30/2021 8:47:46 AM

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Colorado's  Soros-backed AG bans third-party vote audits.

Because TRANSPARENCY. 

vxbush 8/30/2021 8:52:26 AM

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In #10 JCM said: So many decisions would have to have overridden military plans for a withdrawal. no phasing of withdrawal, just abrupt, turning away Americans, giving intel to the Taliban. Those had to be positive decisions to do it in this manner.

And based on the article that was shared last Friday from here, those decisions started long before July. 

Kosh's Shadow 8/30/2021 11:02:19 AM

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Fox News senior strategic analyst and retired General Jack Keane said Monday that National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan made a "stunning" admission on CNN when he said that terrorists in Afghanistan are looking to gain the ability to attack U.S. soil. Keane told "America's Newsroom" co-host Dana Perino that Sullivan "provided the justification" for why President Biden needs to leave a contingent of American troops in the country.

Link

Kosh's Shadow 8/30/2021 12:44:58 PM

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vxbush 8/30/2021 1:31:45 PM

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In #15 Kosh's Shadow said: Where is everyone? Building bunkers?

Had to go run an errand. Alas, no chocolate was involved. 

JCM 8/30/2021 1:47:59 PM

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buzzsawmonkey 8/30/2021 2:11:20 PM

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Occasional Reader 8/30/2021 2:18:00 PM

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In #15 Kosh's Shadow said: Building bunkers?

Yes.  But I've at least incorporated some aesthetically-minded architectural touches in mine, such as several graceful arches.  It's an archy bunker.  

Occasional Reader 8/30/2021 2:41:51 PM

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In #14 Kosh's Shadow said: Fox News senior strategic analyst and retired General Jack Keane said Monday that National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan made a "stunning" admission on CNN when he said that terrorists in Afghanistan are looking to gain the ability to attack U.S. soil. Keane told "America's Newsroom" co-host Dana Perino that Sullivan "provided the justification" for why President Biden needs to leave a contingent of American troops in the country.

Mark Tapscott at Instapundit:  "Actually, rather than saying the war in Afghanistan is over, it would be more accurate to say the focus of operations has shifted, back to the U.S."

Alice in Dairyland 8/30/2021 3:01:48 PM

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In #15 Kosh's Shadow said: Where is everyone? Building bunkers?

Haven't been around much.  Getting ready to head back out camping.  I could use a week away from all this and will luckily be in a dead zone (no cell signal) again.  It's kind of like a looking at a car wreck; it's horrible to see but I can't seem to tear my eyes away.  I don't think I've been this depressed since the towers came down.  Life has never really been the same since then, but this just seems to tear those wounds open again.  I'm am so afraid of what's in store for our country.

Kosh's Shadow 8/30/2021 3:33:20 PM

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In #19 Occasional Reader said: It's an archy bunker.  

If you have a belfry, you'll attract dingbats

Kosh's Shadow 8/30/2021 3:37:00 PM

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In #18 buzzsawmonkey said: In the land of Press Corps where the cravens lie.

Especially at the New Orc Times

Kosh's Shadow 8/30/2021 3:55:26 PM

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In #20 Occasional Reader said: Mark Tapscott at Instapundit:  "Actually, rather than saying the war in Afghanistan is over, it would be more accurate to say the focus of operations has shifted, back to the U.S."

Or as was noted here a few days ago, the old anti-Vietnam war slogan of the Weathermen "We're bringing the war back home"

You don't have to be a Taliban to see which way Joe Biden bows. (to paraphrase the Dylan line that gave the Weathermen their name)

I just hope Biden's 911 photo-op only gets photo-bombed