Thread by @thomasjoscelyn: This is some major gaslighting. The Taliban planned to begin its winning offensive for May 1, the withdrawal date enshrined in Trump’s deal. The Taliban didn’t comply with the counterterr...…
The plight of women and girls in Afghanistan, many of whom gained new freedoms over the past 20 years, is now among the most important priorities now that the Taliban have taken over. With the help of author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Stephanie Sy tell...
Thread by @rgoodlaw: Despite the headline, there’s a lot in here that points instead to an intelligence failure. 1. The timing of some of these warnings came very late in the game (including when it was increasingl...…
Ripping quotes from “enemy” media out of context to make them look stupid or craven is a fun bipartisan pastime but this is a nasty example given the risk Clarissa Ward is facing to report live from Kabul as the barbarians roll in.
For quite some time now we've been trying to remind people that the internet is not just Facebook. Unfortunately, this seems quite difficult for many people -- especially policy makers -- to understand. We've discussed how the various policy...
Nixon wanted — and got — his decent interval between the United States pullout of Vietnam and the inevitable North Vietnamese takeover. Afghanistan’s interval was never going to be decent, but I…
The situation in Afghanistan is dire. But it is not too late to deploy forces to stabilize it, and ultimately turn it around. We can at least avoid the worst outcome, a collapse and slaughter that would be a catastrophe for the people of Afghanistan and a strategic and moral disaster for the United States. […]
