Just this morning:
1. Afghanistan (from Axios) -- how stupid do you have to be to think the Taliban is the least bit worried about being "an international pariah"?:
And the Bernie-crats now want to spend an additional $3.5 TRILLION dollars this year in addition to the just-passed $1 TRILLION dollar "infrastructure" bill and the unnecessary $2 TRILLION additional "COVID relief" bill. They really do think your money just grows on trees. What could go wrong when you play Russian roulette with the economy?
And China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are just gearing up to challenge us. SMDH.
1. Afghanistan (from Axios) -- how stupid do you have to be to think the Taliban is the least bit worried about being "an international pariah"?:
A former senior U.S. intelligence officer with extensive experience in the region, who remains in touch with his former colleagues, tells Axios they're despondent — and have accepted that Biden is "dug in" and that resistance is "futile."
- Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, at a press conference on Monday, said of the Afghan security forces: "t's their country to defend now; this is their struggle."
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told Axios he discussed the situation in Afghanistan on Monday with Secretary of State Tony Blinken, and there's "no chance" Biden changes his troop withdrawal strategy.
- The committee's chairman, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), told Axios he respects Biden but disagrees vehemently with the plan. "He doesn't want to have an endless war; I get that," Menendez said. "But I always thought that a contingency would have stemmed the tide. ... The president has to consider whether what's happening is what he envisioned."
- Still, many Democrats support the withdrawal. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) told Axios: "We need to be able as a nation to pivot to other contests that matter more than Afghanistan. ... This is proof positive that Afghanistan is beyond saving."
The intrigue: A Biden State Department spokesperson told Axios that Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. envoy, is in Doha, where the Taliban has its political office, to "press the Taliban to stop their military offensive and to negotiate a political settlement."
- "If the Taliban continue down this path," the spokesperson added, "they will be an international pariah."
By now, there’s no denying that the U.S. is in the midst of a historic surge of illegal immigration. More than 188,000 migrants were intercepted trying to cross the border in June, the highest monthly number in more than 20 years. Preliminary estimates show July to have topped even that, with 210,000 migrant apprehensions.
These numbers are even more striking when you factor in seasonal trends. Illegal border crossings typically plummet during the summer, when the heat makes the long, arduous journey up through Central America and Mexico even more unbearable. More people are attempting to get into the country illegally than have been in a long, long time.
Such a surge makes one thing clear: Eight months into Joe Biden’s presidency, at least one plank of his immigration policy has failed.
3. Inflation (from the Wall Street Journal):
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And the Bernie-crats now want to spend an additional $3.5 TRILLION dollars this year in addition to the just-passed $1 TRILLION dollar "infrastructure" bill and the unnecessary $2 TRILLION additional "COVID relief" bill. They really do think your money just grows on trees. What could go wrong when you play Russian roulette with the economy?
And China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are just gearing up to challenge us. SMDH.
