Just over four years ago, the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan rapidly collapsed, marking the end of a two-decade effort to transform the country. The final days of U.S. involvement proved bizarrely emblematic of the tragedy that had unfolded up to that point. Afghans clinging to a U.S. airplane tumbled from the sky to their deaths. A suicide bomb left 13 U.S. service members and 170 Afghans dead. A U.S. drone killed seven children in what the U.S. military ineptly mischaracterized as a “righteous strike.” Good intentions and moral high ground gave way to national embarrassment.
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Bombing Mexico to stop drug cartels from supplying US with fentanyl is a terrible idea
The early stretch of the 2024 presidential campaign is underway — and with it a boatload of bad ideas and policy initiatives. One of the worst but increasingly popular proposals, uttered by several politicians aspiring for the highest office in the land, is to use the military to combat the drug cartels that have smuggled gargantuan amounts of fentanyl into the United States and turned swaths of neighboring Mexico into a war zone.
Bombing Mexico to stop drug cartels from supplying US with fentanyl is a terrible idea
Maybe they should call the Taliban for help?! /s
Building for future: Chinese construction companies help bridge Iraq’s education gap
Chinese companies are building 1,000 new schools in Iraq to accomodate the growing number of students, which will bridge the education gap in the country still reeling from long years of war and destruction.
Building for future: Chinese construction companies help bridge Iraq’s education gap
It’s beyond pathetic that the US government destroyed both Iraq, and Afghanistan, yet can’t rebuild what they destroyed! They won’t rebuild Ukraine, either!
Afghanistan Watchdog Says ‘You’re Gonna See Pilferage’ of Ukraine Aid
The watchdog for US spending on Afghanistan told Responsible Statecraft in an interview that he expects “pilferage” of US aid to Ukraine.
Afghanistan Watchdog Says ‘You’re Gonna See Pilferage’ of Ukraine Aid
Don’t Be So Quick To Listen To America’s Retired Generals On Ukraine
Don’t Be So Quick to Listen To America’s Retired Generals on Ukraine: Americans have always loved military leaders, especially generals; the 1970 movie Patton, about the life of the United States’ greatest World War II commander, is still popular in America. When the current crop of active and retired generals speak today, it is unsurprising that most in our country reflexively accept what they say at face value. Especially as their assessments and advice relate to American vital national interests in the Russia-Ukraine War, however, such trust should be reassessed.
Don’t Be So Quick To Listen To America’s Retired Generals On Ukraine
He doesn’t think that we’re in a proxy war with Russia?!
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Ukraine Corruption Scandal Stokes Longstanding Aid Concerns in U.S.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, U.S. officials have watched with some anxiety as billions of American dollars flowed into the country, well aware of Kyiv’s history of political corruption and fearing that aid might be siphoned off for personal gain.
Ukraine Corruption Scandal Stokes Longstanding Aid Concerns in U.S.
Pentagon contractors in Afghanistan operated with minimal disclosure and oversight
According to a new report, the Defense Department doled out billions to companies that are not identifiable on contracting databases.
Pentagon contractors in Afghanistan operated with minimal disclosure and oversight
State Department ‘Illegally Obstructing’ Afghanistan Probes, Watchdog Says
Inspector General John Sopko fired off a letter to Ron Klain and others, blaming State and USAID for “illegal obstruction” of his office’s investigation.
State, USAID refuse to cooperate on Afghanistan audits, watchdog says
H/T: State Department ‘Illegally Obstructing’ Afghanistan Probes, Watchdog Says
Editorial: Arms merchants, politicians, experts, think tanks batten on corpse of Ukraine
‘Vampires’ in the war: US warmongers feeding on the bloody turbulence in other countries
Amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, arms dealers have made a big fortune in the ongoing war, and financial predators have also missed no opportunity to take full advantage of the situation. Moreover, in the US, there is a group of “politicians, experts, or think tanks” who live by creating imaginary enemies and attacking Russia or China. These warmongers are “vampires” feeding on the bloody turbulence in other countries.
Editorial: Arms merchants, politicians, experts, think tanks batten on corpse of Ukraine
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