We have had inexperienced presidents before. President Obama was a great example, but often they are able to collect well experienced staff to help guide them. I think Obama did pretty good putting people around him who knew how to get things done. Trump? Not so much, he ran as an outsider and many of the experienced Republicans in DC refused to work for him. In one way, he steered clear of the swamp, but his appointments often had to learn on the job.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
"Pentagon pressed on why British paratroopers leaving Kabul airport to rescue citizens but Americans aren't
Maj. Gen. Hank Taylor, who serves as deputy director of the Joint Staff Regional Operations, replied that the U.S.' focus was on securing Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA).
"At this time, our main mission continues to be to secure HKIA, to allow those American citizens and other SIVs to come in and be processed at the airfield."
"It Gets Worse.
During their totally pathetic press conference today at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and woke General Mark Milley admitted that Afghan pilots flew several US aircraft out of the country. They think they were flown to Uzbekistan or Tajikistan but they are not sure.
