When Trump was president, the military was able to find and blow up an Iranian general in his car- they even knew which seat he was sitting in. Yet, now, the military had no idea that the Taliban were rolling over one city after another- reports that I have been watching for weeks on Yahoo News!
It’s a mess. Made worse by people who simply won’t admit they made a mistake, but more importantly don’t seem able to project an air of competency.
Where President Biden? Riding the merry-go-round?
Absolute MIA.
It’s times like this that are causes for concern, as the White House seems frozen and unable to engage in little more than stern warnings.
Hopefully there’s some behind the scenes diplomacy going on.
“This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we’ll be lucky to live through it.” - probably going through the mind of many American civilians at the airport in Kabul, or unable to get to the airport.