President Biden warned against Israeli forces occupying the Gaza Strip. Was it too late?
Afghanistan
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A Hemmed-In Presidency
In ‘The Last Politician,’ Franklin Foer unfolds Joe Biden’s record of achievement and command. But voters haven’t gotten to see it.
Posted inAmerica and the World
President Biden’s Lonely Foreign Policy
His changes are highly welcome, if not perfect. Yet they will be easy to reverse.
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War, Climate Change, and Other Disasters Haunt Afghanistan
Almost half a century of fighting brought the country to its nadir, and there is no clear way out of the misery.
Posted inAmerica and the World
In Europe, Some Refugees Are More Equal Than Others
Since the war in Ukraine began, many European countries have welcomed Ukrainian refugees by the millions—but equally desperate Afghans, not so much.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Joe Biden’s Senseless Economic Strangulation of Afghanistan
Stealing its central bank reserves is not going to do anything except starve innocent civilians.
Posted inAmerica and the World
How the U.S. Never Left Afghanistan
While Washington celebrates its attack against Ayman al-Zawahiri, it also proved that Afghans remain under the thumb of American power one year after its chaotic withdrawal.
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The Kabul Execution: Action Without Actors
Today on TAP: Who needs SEAL Team Six when a drone can do it all? Eventually, who’ll need any manual labor? And what will become of those who work with their hands?
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Altercation: Mainstream Media Figures Detect MSM “Bothsidesism” Bias, Notes It Helps GOP!
Which progressive media has been on to for a very long time, but hey—welcome to the club.
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In Afghanistan, the War on Terror Continues
While millions of Afghans hunger, a radicalized Taliban movement is imposing a draconian government and foreign drones still haunt the skies.