Posted on 08/20/2021 4:37:26 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON — The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has given new urgency to Vice President Kamala Harris’ tour of southeast Asia, where she will attempt to reassure allies of American resolve following the chaotic end of a two-decade war.
The trip, which begins Friday and includes stops in Singapore and Vietnam, will provide a forum for Harris to assert herself more directly in foreign affairs. She will have opportunities to affirm what she and President Joe Biden view as core American values, including human rights. That’s especially important given concerns about the future for women and girls in Afghanistan with the Taliban back in power.
But there are also substantial risks. A longtime district attorney and former senator, Harris is largely untested in international diplomacy and foreign policy. Her swing through Vietnam could draw unwanted comparisons between the humiliating withdrawal of U.S. troops there in 1975 and the tumultuous effort this week to evacuate Americans and allies from Afghanistan. And it’s all happening in the shadow of China, whose growing influence worries some U.S. policymakers.
“She’s walking into a hornet’s nest, both with what’s taking place in Afghanistan, but also the challenge of China that looms particularly large in Vietnam,” said Brett Bruin, who served as global engagement director during the Obama administration and was a longtime diplomat.
She’ll have a fresh chance to make a global impression when she arrives in Singapore, the anchor of the U.S. naval presence in southeast Asia.
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I’m expecting a press release:
Two of the VP’s staffers have tested positive for Covid.
In an abundance of caution Harris will quarantine for ten days.
At least Alexander Throttlebottom had something going for him--he was a fictitious character. Too bad Kamala isn't.
Kamala Harris’ tour of southeast Asia.
Europe asks the W.T.F question.
Skank partying in Singapore while Americans die in Kabul.
‘Ho is not aging well”
He’s doing better than Kamala Harris.
Vietnam says preserved corpse of Ho Chi Minh in great condition
“Me love you long time.”
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