Didn’t have the guts to go after bin Laden.
But I still think the bin Laden raid was overrated. The administration wanted to pretend (or imagine) that killing bin Laden ended the war, when he was a symptom of the problem, not the cause. My view was validated by the rise of “the JV team,” ISIS.
Stephen Kruiser has some reflections on the anniversary, as does Glenn. As Stephen notes, there are now young adults who have very little memory of that day. In some ways, the changes that event wrought in the nation were greater than those from Pearl Harbor (my grandparents were about the same age for that event as I was on 911). Unfortunately, few of them were for the better. Next year, for the twentieth anniversary, I hope that the current crises will be in the rear-view mirror, but I fear that they won’t be, regardless of the outcome of the election.
We may not have air superiority in the future.
A disturbing post on the Democrats’ plans for the military.
Yes, it is long past time to defund it.
One senses that Kyle Smith is not a fan:
Biden’s voter pitch is this: Ignore a half-century record of dishonesty, incompetence, and wretched judgment and think only this: “Joe’s a nice guy who reaches across the aisle.” It may work, given exogenous circumstances, but then again, as Barack Obama reportedly said in private during this year’s primaries, “Don’t underestimate Joe’s ability to f*** things up.”
It’s long, but RTWT.
A report from the front lines.
Via Glenn notes that, in the past, these people would be institutionalized.
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Somehow, this seems related: This is not Weimar, and the Trump show is no Cabaret.
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Taibbi has been on fire throughout this madness.
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How and why the Left controls the narrative in the riots.
That would be good in terms of travel time, but a huge downgrade from the 747 in terms of comfort and ability to take large entourages of press and staff. Anyway, it seems unlikely to happen within Trump’s term of office.
It’s pretty clear that this is exactly what the Democrats are planning. They’ve never accepted their loss four years ago, and they won’t accept this one, either.
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Related: A pathetic psychosis afflicts the Left.
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You are not allowed to film in Portland.
I knew Nancy in LA before she moved to Portland. She was part of the early blogging scene, and a friend of the late great Cathy Seipp.
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Something wicked this way comes.