"America's Elites are trash" and "China knows it." Former CIA Ops Officer Bryan Dean Wright isn't too happy with the Afghan debacle. Here he is, via twitter:
Former US intelligence colleagues are angry and deeply worried at what has happened in Afghanistan.
Here's what I'm hearing, and why there's nearly universal belief that America and the world are in for one of the most dangerous, unpredictable times in modern history.
Afghanistan has shown the world -- enemies & allies alike -- that our military & intel assets are largely irrelevant because we can't deploy them successfully.
The blame lays at the feet of multiple Presidents. The Generals. The Spies. The Congress.
America's Elites are trash.
China knows it.
They will become emboldened, covertly & overtly. War over Taiwan and contested islands in the S. China Sea and E. China Sea is now more likely.
Russia will consider similar covert & overt moves, focused on Crimea, & former Soviet satellites.
The fear is that China & Russia will act in concert.
Why? America was whipped by a tiny rebel force and couldn't even retreat properly.
Meanwhile, the American people are angry, COVID weary, & divided.
If there were ever a time to push American hegemony aside, this is it.
If Cold War III grows hot, America will need to quickly build up & work with foreign counterparts.
But who will trust America after Afghanistan?
Who believes we have the leadership to use our military might well?
Who will trust us when we say "We Will Stand With You"?
Beyond China/Russia, others will take gambles too.
Terror orgs like al-Qa'ida & ISIS are degraded but not dead. Their ideology is very much alive.
Iran's Hizballah -- with terror cells throughout the US -- may see an opening to create chaos too.
Meanwhile, the disaster inside Afghanistan is only just beginning.
The Taliban will launch a terror campaign against American collaborators. The pictures will shock the conscience of the world, further degrading American moral authority.
Biden & Co will struggle to respond.
There's also the nightmare of tactical weaponry now awash in Afghanistan, in the hands of the Taliban and -- soon -- on the global black market.
These arms will fuel chaos around the world for decades.
The Pentagon has no idea where this stuff is and no plans to destroy it.
Finally, if Afghani refugees pour into the US, there are profound implications for security, culture, the economy, & politics.
Are they properly vetted?
Do they hold Western/tolerant values re: women, gays?
Do they bring skills/education?
Which party will they support?
The existential problem is that America needs good leadership to right its ship but there is none.
Our federal bench is weak.
Biden is a corrupt old man. Impeachment is a long shot; VP Harris is an unpopular paperweight. The Legislature is a feckless cabal of empty suits.
Leadership could come from a state Governor, it's true, but not soon enough.
The above threats by China, Russia, & Co will metastasize well before the 2024 elections, and even a heroic new President will need years to clean things up.
Again, our enemies and allies know this.
Upshot: There is fear and outrage streaming through former intel officers over the Afghanistan debacle.
America is rudderless. And the world now knows it.
Grave dangers lie ahead, some predictable, others unimaginable.
Keep your loved ones tight. Pray. And vote for change.
I can't add to that except to wonder if "voting for change" still has any... meaning.
God bless,
LSP
All valid points. When though will the majority of Americans get that neither party's elites are capable of fixing the problems [as they have proven for the past 20 years]?
ReplyDeleteWhile we will NEVER be past the praying stage we are long past the "voting our way out of this" phase.
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Good question, CI. My feeling is maybe when things get really bad, but not to see the wickedness, at this point, of the Uniparty is close to willful blindness. To say nothing of the puppeteers behind them.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the very same thing, MF. I'll amend the post...
ReplyDeleteI don't see much else left at this point but:
ReplyDelete2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV) If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Key word being "if" of course. Note that "when" is not part of the promise.
We need to start out by identifying who is handling Jo/Ho and having somebody call THEM out every day. The Republicans and Libertarians aren't doing that.
ReplyDeleteWe need to stop referring to "Biden making a decision". We know that he and the Ho can't and if they did, their handlers would stop it.
Good bit of exegesis, WWW. Is the "if" getting closer? I don't know, but thing sure seem to be coming to a point.
ReplyDeleteI 100% agree, LL.
ReplyDeleteCall out the Puppet Masters of the Puppet Prez, and the whole 9 yards of our rotten governance.
Morals matter, and the elite lack them. Not sexual, but integrity, honesty, reliability, and commitment.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree, WSF, and let's not forget pedo island. How revolting.
ReplyDeleteLSP
ReplyDeleteNot forgetting pedo island. Excluded sex because the subject is so polarizing other important issues are overlooked. Example. The Clintons. The public (and press) got worked up about their sex escapades and overlooked the massive thievery.
Yes, WSF, MASSIVE thievery. What corrupt, wicked people.
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