Scott speaks with Daniel Davis about the suicide bombing at the entrance to the Kabul Airport. Davis considers this an especially devastating attack because the soldiers killed were only days away from being withdrawn from the country. He also believes that these...
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8/27/21 Peter Van Buren: There Will Be Another Afghanistan
Scott talks with Peter Van Buren about the situation in Afghanistan. Van Buren explains that many of the people tasked with working on the Afghanistan War were, in fact, working to cover up their own role in the war. And that these individual failures played off each...
Furious Over Afghanistan? Blame Republicans, Too
"Americans want someone to fault, and, understandably, they're pointing the finger at President Joe Biden, whoas commander-in-chief does deserve the brunt of the immediate blame. But the truth is that Biden's deadly mistakes are a symptom of a thoroughly rotten...
The State is the Health of War, and War is the Health of the State. Chris Coyne & Keith Knight
https://youtu.be/Od-djgYHnqM Lacking the direct test of success or failure, the voter tends to turn, not to those politicians whose policies have the best chance of success, but to those who can best “sell” their propaganda ability. Without grasping logical chains of...
Daniel R. DePetris: There Was No Goldilocks Option In Afghanistan
"The next time you watch a former U.S. commander or senior defense official on television wax about some magic solution to Afghanistan's problems, save yourself the trouble and change the channel. The sustainable stalemate is a myth, nothing more and nothing less." ...
News Roundup 8/26/21
US News Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona says public schools should legally be required to comply with CDC covid recommendations. [Link] Afghanistan The Wall Street Journal reports Erik Price is offering to fly people out of Afghanistan for $6,500 and an...
$2.3 Trillion Spent in War on Afghanistan, New Report Tabulates
Brown University’s Costs of War project released an updated report Wednesday on U.S. spending for the war in Afghanistan. The report found that since the 2001 invasion, Washington has sunk over $2.3 trillion into the war. The spending includes operations in both...
COI #153: Despite All-Out Media Effort, Americans Still Support Afghan Withdrawal
On COI #153, Kyle Anzalone updates events in Afghanistan. The Pentagon and State Department are working to remove some privileged Afghans and Americans from Afghanistan. The US claims it has evacuated tens of thousands so far, but it is still unclear how many will be...
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