Afghanistan Brings Disaster, but No Responsibility Is Taken

Backpacks and belongings of Afghan people who were waiting to be evacuated are seen at the site of the Aug. 26 twin suicide bombs, which killed scores of people including 13 U.S. troops, at Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Aug. 27, 2021. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images

Commentary

Two weeks ago in this space, I wrote about the foolishness of a political leader like President Joe Biden who is so ideologically rigid, so thoroughly self-identified with his beliefs about the world that, when those beliefs turn out to be wrong, he can never afford to acknowledge the truth.