I wanted to write something about current events in Afghanistan. But some much more talented than me already had, with music…
…And gallantly he chickened out
Bravely taking to his feet
He beat a very brave retreat
Bravest of the brave Sir Robin…
Packing it in and packing it up
And sneaking away and buggering off
And chickening out and pissing off home
Yes, bravely he is throwing in the sponge
By chance I saw Charlie Wilson’s War again this week. It tells you everything you need to know about the West’s approach to Afghanistan.
Geostrategic observations on our (the democratic world’s) behaviour:
- The poor world can’t depend on us. When it’s not of interest we’ll cut and run. Who do you think they’ll turn to when they need things in future? Not us.
- The undemocratic world (read ‘China’) can see democracies have no staying power. Impetuous response, yes; if finishing a job takes 20 or more years, forget it. The Chinese Communist Party is famous for their strategic approach. I suspect this is not news to them.
Oh, and
- 37 million people don’t mean anything at all to us. Well, I don’t think that’s news either.
Note to our Biden-hating American readers:
Yes, he is pathetically myopically weak in this. You should be ashamed of him. But he is implementing a Trump policy.
What’s next?
“We’ll see”