Afghanistan deadline

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Originally Posted by Otto Harkaman

"let us not forget that a crisis is also an opportunity. Many patterns become loosened, and doors open." Eugene Rostow

Might be a good thing the Europeans are thinking they need to get their act together about defending themselves as well as the Japanese and Taiwanese forging closer ties for their defense.

I think Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's visit to the White House came at an opportune time for the Israelis. When other US allies were making noises of dissatisfaction, for the Israelis to gain against Iran by declaring their thanks for US support.

If I were the leader of any country allied with the US, I'd be looking to figure out how to better defend myself. There are rumors that the UK is not going to support any US military action anywhere in the world until Biden is out of office. Sounds like a good strategy for any other country.