Post by the Scribe on Feb 21, 2022 0:55:41 GMT
It's unfair to blame Biden for how the war ended in Afghanistan
www.yahoo.com/news/letters-editor-republican-silence-deafening-135504864.html
Re: Feb. 13 commentary, "Why is Ukraine America's problem?"
I know Marc Thiessen’s column runs under the category “From the Right” but he has gone overboard in blaming President Biden for the unfortunate ending of the war in Afghanistan.
His criticism is known as the “Johnny at the Bat” theory. Poor Johnny is at bat in the bottom of the ninth with two outs. Alas, Johnny goes down swinging. And the cries arise from the crowd, “Johnny lost the game for us” and “Kick Johnny off the team.” Never mind that Johnny made only one out of 27 outs.
Yes, our president made the last out but he was preceded by Presidents Bush, Obama, and Trump, any one who could have ended the game themselves. President Biden inherited a fait accompli from Trump’s misguided schedule to abandon Afghanistan.
Tom Thornell, Lockhart
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Austin American-Statesman Letters to the Editor: Feb. 19, 2022
www.yahoo.com/news/letters-editor-republican-silence-deafening-135504864.html
Re: Feb. 13 commentary, "Why is Ukraine America's problem?"
I know Marc Thiessen’s column runs under the category “From the Right” but he has gone overboard in blaming President Biden for the unfortunate ending of the war in Afghanistan.
His criticism is known as the “Johnny at the Bat” theory. Poor Johnny is at bat in the bottom of the ninth with two outs. Alas, Johnny goes down swinging. And the cries arise from the crowd, “Johnny lost the game for us” and “Kick Johnny off the team.” Never mind that Johnny made only one out of 27 outs.
Yes, our president made the last out but he was preceded by Presidents Bush, Obama, and Trump, any one who could have ended the game themselves. President Biden inherited a fait accompli from Trump’s misguided schedule to abandon Afghanistan.
Tom Thornell, Lockhart
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Austin American-Statesman Letters to the Editor: Feb. 19, 2022