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Biden's Folly.

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John Ellis
Aug 14, 2021
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Afghanistan. Lynsey Addario for Getty Images.

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What do you suppose the chances are that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken thinks the U.S. abandonment of Afghanistan — the “handover to the Taliban,” as Former U.S. Ambassdor Ryan Crocker put it the other day — is a good idea? “None” would be my guess.

What do you suppose the chances are that you co…

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