The last leg isolationists had to stand on has collapsed. Americans have seen the consequences of withdrawal and realized it was a bad idea. It only gets worse from here on out.
This is what happens when America surrenders. I don’t know how many more times my spoiled brat countrymen have to learn that lesson. Political extremists on the left and right, with the passive approval of the establishment, have spent a decade lying to the American people about “muh forever wars” to advance their objective of destroying the American world order from the inside. The people in charge failed to confront or communicate the consequences of that narrative, compared to the benefits of sustaining the NATO mission in Afghanistan. The fallout may prove to be our Suez moment.
The ‘Endless Wars’ Fallacy
There are many options between nation building and giving up, and we had found a good one in Afghanistan before President Biden abandoned it.
That simple reality was never properly explained to the public. When Quinnipiac asked in a May survey, “Should we leave Afghanistan?” 62% of respondents said yes. But what if the question was framed more completely: “Should we leave Afghanistan even if it means an increased threat of terrorism to the homeland?”
America didn’t lose a war, or even end one. We gave up on a strategic national-security interest. We gave up on our Afghan allies, expecting them to stave off a ruthless insurgency without our crucial support, which came at minimal cost to us. This administration’s actions are heartless, its justifications nonsensical. The consequences are dire for innocent Afghans and for America’s prestige. Twenty years after 9/11, I pray they don’t become equally dire for Americans at home.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/endless...st-11629209389