The withdrawal from Afghanistan has not only encouraged terrorist organizations like the Taliban, which directly threaten our own security, but it has signaled to other adversary nations like China and Russia that America is weak and vulnerable.
We serve our country not simply because we want to win. We serve because it is intrinsically good. Civic virtue may be harder amid failure, but that is why persevering at these times is more heroic.
It's not the decision to leave that's the problem. It's that we elected someone who couldn't preside over the changing of his socks, much less the changing of a government. Fifth graders could beat him in a game of Risk.
While long overdue, this week the Worst Governor in America—Andrew Cuomo—left the New York Governor's office in disgrace. Sadly, this was just the first step toward cleaning up Cuomo's horrific legacy of corrupt leadership and failed policies that hurt everyday New Yorkers.
On issue after issue, Biden, Pelosi, Schumer and radical Democrats are making horrendous decisions that are putting America on a collision course with her breaking point.
It was a surreal experience to meet the Taliban. Make no mistake, they are a very tribal militia, but they are disciplined and operate as serious negotiators.
Our military leaders have allegedly told President Biden that he'll need to make a decision soon on whether to extend the deadline to withdraw forces from Afghanistan. Because that’s the correct order for an evacuation: first, give up control of the airport, then try to fly everyone home.
The Biden administration must make clear to the Taliban that U.S. troops will not leave Afghanistan until every American citizen is safely able to leave.
We stayed in Afghanistan for 20 years to prevent terrorists from using the country as a base of operations, training and recruitment. The failure of the Biden-Harris administration to understand this should worry every American.
This week, radical Democrats in Congress will renew their assault on states’ sovereignty and abilities to set and conduct their own elections when they bring H.R. 4 up for a vote on the House floor.
I am not weighing in politically on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan but one thing abundantly clear to me is that the White House is creating daily COVID headlines to distract from the coverage.