Many in Washington are getting Afghanistan wrong, again.
"There is a real chance" the decision to exit Afghanistan will spark problems there that "destroy Biden’s presidency."
- Ian Bremmer
A lot of the D.C. critique of withdrawal isn't *even about* what the ideal foreign policy should be -- but whether withdrawal will hurt Biden with the public... which *supports withdrawal.*
"Trending” captures our current era, where virtually all topics — even state-sanctioned murder — are reduced to their “viral” elements.
An issue or stance becomes “hot,” then fades like it’s some sort of fashion...
The sign's from last summer; @kendricklamar tackles the same theme in his new song:
"I thought you'd known better
I been ducking the pandemic [and] social gimmicks
I been ducking the overnight activists
I'm not a trending topic / I'm a prophet!"
We have been reporting on how the D.A. may use his legal authority to "try to indict the Trump Organization" itself -- like in this June 2 report on Trump's exposure:
The former deputy to D.A. Vance wrote the guidance for when to indict an entire company, last week we broke down those legal factors for whether to indict Trump Org: