"We will repair our alliances and engage with the world once again. ... We will be a strong and trusted partner for peace, progress, and security." So said President Joe Biden at his inaugural address. To borrow from Shakespeare, "His jest will savor but of shallow wit, when thousands weep more than did laugh at it." ...the speed with which the Taliban have seized, retained, and expanded the strategic initiative is devastating. Not just for the Afghan people, but for Biden's credibility as an ally that can be trusted. The Baltic states on Russia's periphery (already betrayed by Biden's Nord...