Cheney, Rumsfeld enabled

disastrous Taliban takeover

Rummy spurned ‘total surrender’

In the historical context, the sometimes venomous criticism being aimed at President Joe Biden for recent events in Afghanistan is grossly misdirected.

SecDef Donald Rumsfeld, chief architect of the Afghanistan disaster.

The seeds of the current disaster were sown almost 20 years ago by the hubris and malfeasance of then-Vice President Dick Cheney and then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Without their mistakes and arrogance, the Taliban would have been consigned to the dustbin of history decades ago.
You might include President George W. Bush on this list, but we all know who really was running the country in 2002.
Americans’ historical amnesia is showing. We would do well to remember the past so we can avoid repeating it.

DENY INSURANCE COVERAGE TO UNVACCINATED COVID PATIENTS
With millions of Americans too lazy, stupid or ignorant to get a Covid shot, there is one sure way to make them do it.
Public and private health insurance providers should immediately announce that as of Sept. 30 they will no longer cover any treatment for Covid illnesses amongst those who are not vaccinated. Testing and vaccinations should remain free.
Denying insurance coverage for Covid-19 treatment to the unvaccinated is the best and quickest way to solve this problem.