Whenever our military forces fall short, the attacks begin — with the president the most likely target — for political advantage.
Why do American citizens and politicians persist in the belief that our military forces can do whatever they judge needs doing? When our forces fall short, as now has happened in the Afghanistan evacuation effort, the attacks begin, with the president being the most likely target and mostly for political advantage. Given the totally unexpected abrupt collapse of the central Afghan government and its military forces, the American military performed heroically and successfully in a highly dangerous “mission impossible.
