The former Marine officer who served two tours of duty there is now running for the U.S. Senate in Missouri.
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The Unheeded Dissent Cable
The White House only heard about an urgent warning of Afghanistan’s collapse after reading news reports.
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The Futility of Military ‘Solutions’
Reflecting on what Biden gets right and wrong, and the lessons for Iranian diplomacy
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The White House Had Midterm Plans. The Delta Variant Laughed.
We’re likely to see long-term economic impacts from the months-long surge in cases.
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Rahm Gets His Ambassadorship—If He Can Get Confirmed
Today on TAP: Biden announces Emanuel for Japan post
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Altercation: How Low Can They Go? The Media’s Afghan Coverage
To assess the withdrawal, mainstream media go to the ‘experts’ who were wrong or lied about the war for the past 20 years.
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Failing and Falling, From Saigon to the Taliban
The Vietnam generation revisits its errors in Afghanistan.
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How China Is Grabbing Our Electric-Car Market
Today on TAP: Industrial policy is China policy
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The Afghan Debacle and American Politics
The Kabul collapse likely won’t matter in upcoming elections—unless …
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‘Saving’ Afghan Women, Now
The status of Afghanistan’s women is a separate question from the presence of American troops.
