As the US officially draws down its presence in Afghanistan, the Taliban has wasted no time in reclaiming territory, forcing the American military to send in 5,000 marines to defend its Kabul embassy from becoming overrun. Meanwhile, the domestic war on ‘vaccine hesitants’ has brought about even more draconian measures on travel and employment. Tonight the full crew comes together to discuss the ever present reminders that great power, corruption and incompetence are lethal combinations.
Myth of the 20th Century – Episode 222 – The Fall of Kabul
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An Open Letter to Joe Biden on Afghanistan, Miller and Kristol (2021) – https://www.thebulwark.com/an-open-letter-to-joe-biden-on-afghanistan/
Taliban capture Kabul, marking final victory as Afghanistan collapses [Updated], Schogol (2021) – https://taskandpurpose.com/news/taliban-victory-kabul-afghanistan/
Potential Hot Spots: Burma And The Myanmar Martyrs, StrategyPage (2021) – https://www.strategypage.com/qnd/pothot/articles/20210813.aspx
H.R.4980 – To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a territory of the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes, Congress.gov (2021) – https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4980?q=%7B%22search%22:%5B%224980%252
Adam Kinzinger, Chris Murphy Tweet Contradicting Memories From Afghanistan Trip, Lemon (2021) – https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/adam-kinzinger-chris-murphy-tweet-contradicting-memories-from-afghanistan-trip/ar-AANkeQd
Jennifer Rubin In WaPo: Census Proves Great Replacement Is Real And You Losers Need To Surrender, Sailer (2021) – https://vdare.org/posts/jennifer-rubin-in-wapo-census-proves-great-replacement-is-real-and-you-losers-need-to-surrender
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If pessimism is despair, optimism is cowardice and stupidity. -Francis Parker Yockey
Great episode. Thanks, gents.