Apocalypse Afghanistan (check out the rest of Rothkopf's thread) --
There are hard truths here. For soldiers who fought in Afghanistan, it is difficult to acknowledge that we gave them both a mission they could and did courageously achieve--defeating extremist cells--and one that was always impossible--permanently remaking Afghanistan.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) August 15, 2021
If I were President and the Pentagon told me Kabul would remain defended for several months at least, I would probably have made the same call that Biden did.
— David Atkins (@DavidOAtkins) August 15, 2021
This disaster isn't on Biden. This is on the Pentagon who lied continuously about how robust the Afghan military was.
Adding to the list --
To this list:
— David Klion (@DavidKlion) August 15, 2021
-Iraq has WMD
-housing prices will always rise
-Trump can’t win
-America is safe from pandemics
We can add “the Afghan state we spent 20 years building can at least hold Kabul” as something the experts catastrophically misjudged
Violent extremists in downtown Kabul, er, LA --
shocking images of violent tribal warlords entering urban centers while trained security services fail to mount effective resistance or even switch sides https://t.co/TeVihCjeya
— Will Stancil (@whstancil) August 15, 2021
Tony Moon, the proud boy seen assaulting a reporter and screaming “unmask them all” in front of LAPD headquarters, thanks the department for allowing his mayhem. Previously, Moon acknowledged that he participated in storming the US Capitol on January 6th. He hasn’t been arrested. pic.twitter.com/iFHWp8NJFT
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) August 15, 2021
Another DeSantis talking point shot down --
NIH Director Collins on DeSantis blaming immigrants for Covid spread: "Let nobody try to say that's why the US is in trouble. The rate of infection in Mexico is actually lower than it is right now in places like Texas, Louisiana, and Florida." pic.twitter.com/V4wRxB0nDg
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 15, 2021
They seem nice --
John Bennett, Chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party and his family: pic.twitter.com/CkI2NhyJfk
— Roshan Rinaldi (@Roshan_Rinaldi) August 14, 2021
Him, too --
Carlos Piccata, who says he is a combat vet, to the Shasta, CA county commission: “It’s not going to be peaceful much longer. We’re building, we’re organizing. You won’t stop us when the time comes. This is a warning for what’s coming. There’s a million people just like me.” pic.twitter.com/EF8fjqGb1z
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 14, 2021
Sunday chillin' --
Some kids are born with it.
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) August 15, 2021
Regulators — mount up… pic.twitter.com/7AjQC0f5C8
