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- President Joe Biden said he took responsibility for what’s happening in Afghanistan. That’s what good presidenting is about.
- While no one should be happy at the events surrounding the Afghanistan withdrawal, we should be more upset that we were there for nearly 20 years, not that we’re getting out now.
- The mission of the soldiers in Afghanistan was to secure the evacuation of civilians. More than 120,000 have been flown out. I hope the 13 souls lost rest easy knowing their last mission will be a success.
- I’m old enough to remember when Trump pulled US forces from Syria in 2019, without consulting military leaders or diplomats, stranding 130,000 US-allied Kurds and hastening the death of thousands of our allies. Russians took over US bases, with tens of millions in equipment. US allies were flabbergasted that Trump would make such a move at the behest of the Turkish government and Vladimir Putin. The military had to bomb bases that US troops were in minutes before so Russians wouldn’t get sensitive equipment and ammunition. And what did Trump do after the announcement, as thousands of US troops dropped their gear and evacuated? He golfed twice that weekend.
- Oh, and remember Trump’s excuse for pulling out of Syria so quickly: ISIL was no longer a threat.
- If you want people to make a quack treatment for coronavirus, at least make it a plausible anti-viral–like a folk cure of ginger ale, rosemary and, oh, pumpkin spice–not something that fights parasites.
- Rudy Giuliani is the Lawyer of the Undead. We’ll never get rid of him.
- So now we know what Trump’s plan to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan was: don’t actually withdraw all troops from Afghanistan, but keep thousands to occupy Bagram air base. … ‘cause leaving a few thousands troops in Afghanistan is exactly the same as an all-out withdrawal.
- At least Trump was able to verbalize what he would’ve done in Afghanistan if he ever had any influence in policy. We’re still waiting for his health plan. And his infrastructure plan. And his taxes. And an explanation about his third wife’s “Einstein” visa.
- Believe it or not, there are actually rules for RTF. They shall forever be in my soul, and you will likely never know them.
- It’s hard for me to care enough to write a “some random anti-vax Trump supporter got sick with COVID” story. As a writer, they’re all “dog bites man” pieces. Play stupid games, get stupid prizes.
- Lost in the week’s news: the US has vaccinated 886,000 people daily on average during the week.
- This week, Mrs. Jack and I went to a restaurant, my first time in 18 months. After months of being isolated, it was weird watching other people eat. I probably should’ve started slower… like with drinks first, or maybe lunch. I’m not ready to make a commitment to dining out just yet. It’s not you, it’s… no. No, it’s totally you.
- Favorite casino games (in order): Craps, blackjack, three-card poker. I’ll only play a slot machine if I’m in a line and I have loose change. And I’m really bad at Texas Hold ‘em. Really bad. How bad? Let’s have a game and I’ll show you.
- No matter how bad your week was, your week wasn’t “I married Matt Gaetz” bad. Imagine committing to waking up next to that for the rest of your life. Or until he goes to jail, whatever comes first.
