Taliban and China – An Unholy AllianceIn Washington, Joe Biden continues to describe his disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan as a “great success.” At the Pentagon, we can be sure the awards ceremonies are already being planned. There will be medals and promotions all around, and no one – save a single Marine lieutenant-colonel who dared tell the truth – will face any consequences. Such is life in the imperial city where reality rarely intrudes.
Meanwhile, in the real world where the rest of us have to live, the scope of the Afghan disaster grows bigger every day.-- More...