Americans didn't want to be in Afghanistan, but we did not want to be defeated.
In the wake of Biden's debacle, his administration and its defenders are offering up all kinds of excuses. The worst of these is that they "inherited" a bad deal from Trump. Not only have they done away with lots of other things, including international agreements (see Central America), that Trump negotiated, but the fact is that the negotiations with the Taliban began under Obama -- and they were far worse than anything Trump did. (Remember the Beau Bergdahl prisoner swap -- 5 Taliban generals for one deserter?) Trump, at least, dropped the MOAB before negotiating, and broke off talks when there was violence.
It's really demoralizing to think of the U.S. suffering this kind of humiliation. It places us all in danger, and our allies as well. I wondered last night whether the American moment really is over -- how much we are at risk of future attacks, and whether the freedom we have taken for granted is doomed to fade in the face of growing Chinese power and the machinations of other rival powers.
The answer, per Charles Krauthammer, is that decline is a choice. Now, it's true that there are many Americans pushing for decline -- all the wokesters, and the BLM protesters, and the Antifa kids, and the college professors, and the media types, and Hollywood. In short, the intellectuals, the culture brokers, the elite.
But there are many of us who will refuse to accept this defeat -- and who will turn our energies, instead, to building an opposition, and holding Biden, and the media that supported him, accountable for this failure. More than that, we are going to replace his odious administration with a true pro-American one. It may be a return of Trump; it may be another candidate; but it is going to happen.
The first step is the California recall. Then the midterms. Then 2024.
We are coming.
This week, we are tackling two major areas of contention between the Trump administration and Democrat governors: fighting crime, and redistricting. The president is sending the National Guard to blue cities -- and blue states are trying to stamp out Republican representation. Is this a civil war situation?
Special guests:
- Bradley Jaye -- Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on redistricting
- Tom Manza, California Business and Industrial Alliance, on Gavin Newsom
- Jon Fleischman, veteran California political expert, on the special election
- Dan Backer, veteran political lawyer and consultant, on corruption
- DJ Mark Anthony, on a recent visit to Rome and visiting Pope Leo XIV
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This week's portion is the last of the month of Av -- also known as Menachem (Comforter) Av -- which begins in mourning and ends in celebration and anticipation of the New Year and the process of repentance and renewal.
In a similar vein, the portion features Moses offering the Israelites a choice between a blessing and a curse. They are masters of their own fates: if they obey God's commandments, they receive the blessings -- and vice versa.
The key commandment is to reject idol worship. There is said to be something magnetic about the practice of worshiping idols in the new land, such that it would be constant moral battle, both individually and collectively, in the land.
Nowadays, according to Jewish tradition, humanity has lost the urge for idol worship (and the antidote, which is divine prophecy) -- but there are several near substitutes, such as lust or excessive appetites for worldly pleasures.
We are wired for compulsive behaviors, bad habits, and even addictions. These ...
We have so much to talk about this week -- Trump's efforts to negotiate peace through negotiation, and Gavin Newsom's efforts to divide Americans through gerrymandering. We'll also talk about Playboy leaving LA and California.
Special guests:
Frances Martel - Breitbart News foreign editor, on Russia & Ukraine
Bradley Jaye - Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on Newsom
Harmeet Dhillon - DOJ Civil Rights Division chief, on the fight against DEI
Jessica Vaugn - Playboy model on political commentator, on California
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