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Perfect the Enemy of Good
August 16, 2021
I wrote a blog post on February 15, 2015, called, The Real Trick to Making America Great Again. Although the title plays off Trump’s MAGA, it really had nothing to do with Trump. Rather, I wrote that, “[t]he singular most significant action each of us can take this year is to demand the members of … Read more
A Democratic ‘Suicide Squad’ Threatens To Sabotage The Biden Agenda And Fellow Democrats
August 16, 2021
Nine Democratic House members, a rump “suicide squad” drawn from the House Problem Solvers Caucus – a misnomer, because this group has never solved any problem despite all the attention it receives – is inexplicably threatening the Biden agenda and fellow Democrats. Its members mostly have voted for whatever House Speaker Nancy Pelosi brings to … Read more
RNC ‘Memory-Holes’ GQP Support For Trump’s Deeply Flawed Agreement With The Taliban
August 16, 2021
Above: Trump’s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with Taliban Political Deputy Mullah Beradar welcoming the launch of Afghan peace negotiations – without the government of Afghanistan. Damn, did this fool and his boss ever get played by the Taliban. Tom Boggioni reports, RNC busted for deleting campaign page touting Trump’s ‘historic peace agreement’ after Afghanistan … Read more
DHS Issues Warning About Domestic Extremists, Trump Mob Answers With Anti-Mask, Anti-Vax Protests
August 16, 2021
Little noticed last week, the Department of Homeland Security Warns New COVID Restrictions May Spark Attacks by Domestic Extremists: Domestic extremist groups could use the new restrictions meant to stem the spread of COVID-19 as an excuse to launch attacks, the Department of Homeland Security warned. “Pandemic-related stressors have contributed to increased societal strains and … Read more
In Afghanistan, the Focus Needs to be on Getting All Americans and Afghan Supporters Out
August 16, 2021
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The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban in just days is mostly a shock to people (including many in the Biden/Harris Administration) who thought this unwelcome development would have taken at least weeks if not months to complete. While the quick fall of the United States supported Afghanistan Government and military/police forces in record time … Read more
The ‘Graveyard of Empires’ Adds The United States To Its Remarkable History
August 15, 2021
So I watched an interview on MSNBC in which the talking head asked Malcolm Nance, a US Intelligence expert on terrorist strategy, tactics, and ideology, if the fall of Kabul was an intelligence failure. Nance explained “No, it is not an intelligence failure.” (video not yet available). Nance posted on Twitter a shorter version of his … Read more
Rumsfeld’s Folly: 20 Year ‘Forever War’ In Afghanistan To End With The Chaotic Fall of Kabul
August 15, 2021
Watching the news this past week has been a flashback to April 1975, and the rapid advance of the North Vietnamese Army and their Viet Cong insurgency allies in South Vietnam on the capitol of Saigon. The South Vietnamese Army (ARVN) collapsed in the face of this lightening assault, and Saigon fell on April 30, … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of August 15, 2021
August 15, 2021
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. … Read more
