The U.S. military bombed a moving vehicle in Afghanistan that is says contained the member of ISIS-K who planned the attack on the Karzai airport this week. If we know who these people are and where they are, why didn’t we bomb them four days ago?

Or: did the military pick a random target to destroy so it could declare victory and go home?

Or: did the Taliban provide the intelligence so that U.S. taxpayers would foot the bill for eliminating their competition? (I vote for this one)

"If the French aren't willing to fight for themselves, why should we commit American lives?" – President Roosevelt, 1943 (after four years of Nazi occupation of France.)

What would the world look like if Roosevelt had actually said that?

(Commentary from James Jacobin)

1. Invade a place with no strategic value
2. Shoot anybody who shoots at you
3. If they don't stop shooting at you, go home and blame the indigenous government.

After the Taliban secured Kandahar, Afghanistan's second largest city, the U. S. State Department advised all Americans to leave Afghanistan immediately. This was followed by Joe's order to send 3,000 infantry to evacuate the embassy in Kabul.

So, to the 3,577 service members who died, the tens of thousands of wounded, maimed, and psychologically damaged, and the thousands who have taken their own lives, the U.S. government would kindly like to offer a very large MEH.

Not to mention the $6.9T billed to the taxpayer for this colossal charlie foxtrot.

Ironically, this was a truly bi-partisan disaster, so if you think the answer to America's problems is Congress working together, think again.

In a SkyNews interview, UK PM Boris Johnson said the reduction in COVID-19 mortality and hospitalizations is not due to the vaccine program, but to the lockdowns.

Given that every other country has touted the safety and efficacy of the vaccines (and the statistics that are – at best – inconclusive regarding the effectiveness of lockdowns), maybe the UK government's response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus really has been less about public safety and more about subjugation.

Headline: "Fruit baskets from 4th century BC found in mysterious ruins of Thonis-Heracleion"

Proof that no one in history has ever wanted a fruit basket as a gift.