August 19, 2021
fromGlennGreenwald/Substack: Using the same deceitful tactics they pioneered in Vietnam, U.S. political and military officials repeatedly misled the country about the prospects for success in Afghanistan.
fromTownhall: Biden reportedly had reports that the situation on the ground was not what he was telling the American people. At some level, we knew throughout the summer that Afghanistan could collapse. Biden insisted otherwise. In April, he said this withdrawal will not be hasty or chaotic.
fromIssuesInsights: On his first day in office, President Joe Biden embarked on a campaign to rein in domestic oil and gas production. On his 204th day in office, he was pleading with OPEC to increase its production to stem the sharp rise in gasoline prices, to which OPEC said no dice.
fromReason: Even government officials can occasionally admit the need for limits to their thievery.
fromAmericanThinker: How can any American trust the Intelligence Community in determining the true capabilities and intentions of nations armed with nuclear weapons and the means to launch them?
fromAmericanGreatness: The only real question here is whether our government is populated by idiots or criminals.