From: slider@anashram.com   
      
   On Tue, 17 Aug 2021 01:29:51 +0100, o'Mahoney    
   wrote:   
      
   > Scenes in Kabul are reminiscent of the chaotic departure from Saigon   
   > all those years ago.   
   >   
   > It seems the US is no longer the power it once was.  Surely this could   
   > have been anticipated - a gutless Afghan President running for the   
   > hills, an army (using the word loosely) that won't fight and   
   > surrenders its weapons and uniforms...   
   >   
   > The fate of the poor Afghans and others deserted in Kabul is   
   > unimaginable.  The US has major Pacific interests - how can the   
   > Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore rely on   
   > the US now as a firm ally when it seems the US is scared of its own   
   > shadow?   
   >   
   > How can the UK rely on its Five Eyes and other paperwork with the US   
   > now that it seems when the going gets tough, the US runs away?   
   >   
   > The world had such blind faith in Biden.  Perhaps his brain is in fact   
   > ossified by age, perhaps he is senile.  If so, bring in Kamala,   
   > although she seems to have no profile at all, is she even real?   
      
   ### - she looks alright to moi i'd prolly shag her haha :)))   
      
   the whole human race is insane thang, biden prolly being one of the   
   'less-insane' ones...   
      
   (just compare him to trump for an instant insight in that direction lol;   
   biden's an angel by comparison...)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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