Optics is a feature, not a bug, of progressive ideology. Utopian, empathetic narratives trump harsh truth and ugly reality.
Future historians may well point to the Afghanistan withdrawal as the key trigger of the Ukraine and Gaza wars. Unilateral withdrawal without preconditions is now shown to be a military and strategic failure. (US in Iraq ca. ~2011 led to ISIS takeover, Israel in southern Lebanon in 2000 led to Hezbollah re-etrenchment and may have triggered the Second Intifada, Israel in Gaza in 2005 led to Hamas takeover and Oct. 7th attack). Withdrawal signals weakness.
Optics is a feature, not a bug, of progressive ideology. Utopian, empathetic narratives trump harsh truth and ugly reality.
Future historians may well point to the Afghanistan withdrawal as the key trigger of the Ukraine and Gaza wars. Unilateral withdrawal without preconditions is now shown to be a military and strategic failure. (US in Iraq ca. ~2011 led to ISIS takeover, Israel in southern Lebanon in 2000 led to Hezbollah re-etrenchment and may have triggered the Second Intifada, Israel in Gaza in 2005 led to Hamas takeover and Oct. 7th attack). Withdrawal signals weakness.
Perfect description of this terrible administration and President.
It's Alice in wonderland absurd. All these Bidenopticlings are like nudists shouting in our faces that the president has clothes! What a guy!