BBW12OG said:
Just think... a year ago we were energy independent and didn't need to worry about Middle East politics.
What changed?
I'm sure all the lefty comrades on here that pissed and moaned about President Trump and his tweets while claiming not to have voted for Sleepy Joe could shed some light on that question......
I think it's more of the imbedded bureaucracy - as Laura Logan mentioned in her interview that Cary posted earlier than just left/right BS politics, it's 20 years of the same policy makers in the Washington bureaucracy that are just warming over the same policies since 9/11. None of it worked whether a Democrat or Republican was in office as president.
So Biden is just recycling what has been his stance since forever. He had no stomach for the war in Afghanistan. It's clear in the policies that were set forth in the State and Defense Departments. So, he ultimately owns this mess, but that mess is bigger then just this botched withdrawal. Instead of a withdrawal to honor the anniversary of 9/11, it's now going to be a day in which the Taliban celebrate the ultimate defeat of the United States in Afghanistan. You can't botch it any more than this administration has done it.
I think it's laughable to pretend that the US doesn't need to worry about Middle East politics, especially given the the largest terrorist attacks both foreign and domestic originated in the Middle East. There is always a threat that needs great attention by the United States.
As far of energy independence, I agree it is an incredible misstep in both foreign and domestic policy with respect to oil production domestically and giving the power back to OPEC to dictate oil prices. Again, I think this is rooted into the levels of policy bureaucracy in Washington where they are stuck on the status quo. Trump was able to change the domestic policy for his presidency and I think it yielded great results for the country. Unfortunately, he was not able to "drain the swamp" as he had campaigned on and ultimately that is a failure of his 4 years in office.
I'm sure there's a lot of people who didn't vote for Trump that voted for him 4 years earlier because of his vanity and the use of twitter and his at times very poor communication practices. I am not one of them, because I saw the bigger picture and voted for the better candidate, Trump. But you can't deny there are were less educated voters who were affected negatively by some of Trumps scrambled messaging.
