08-27-2021, 03:54 PM
Am I disappointed in the Biden administration? I’d have to understand what they did wrong, first.
Criticism is largely from political opponents who have now sided with the Taliban: See who’s blaming the U.S. for the ISIS-K attack, Taliban and Republicans.
You can spend your days internalizing blame when someone blames you, or you can see if the claims are credible and by extension, if the claimants are credible. If you can’t do that, every time something looks bad you’ll think that immediate blame is deserved.
People without credibility can still be correct, but they forfeited their debate by default.
Meanwhile we’ll wait until the identity of the “true plan” that should have been followed emerges. But “I don’t know” an entirely unhelpful response when asked the question (again and again) “What exactly was supposed to happen, and how?”
I’ve even read opinions stating Biden should have planned for chaos. Planning for the unknown? I’d like to visit that Fantasyland someday, but I’m kinda busy at the moment.
Criticism is largely from political opponents who have now sided with the Taliban: See who’s blaming the U.S. for the ISIS-K attack, Taliban and Republicans.
You can spend your days internalizing blame when someone blames you, or you can see if the claims are credible and by extension, if the claimants are credible. If you can’t do that, every time something looks bad you’ll think that immediate blame is deserved.
People without credibility can still be correct, but they forfeited their debate by default.
Meanwhile we’ll wait until the identity of the “true plan” that should have been followed emerges. But “I don’t know” an entirely unhelpful response when asked the question (again and again) “What exactly was supposed to happen, and how?”
I’ve even read opinions stating Biden should have planned for chaos. Planning for the unknown? I’d like to visit that Fantasyland someday, but I’m kinda busy at the moment.