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| Israeli Publication Slams Biden Over Afghanistan, Issues Warning Americans Need to Hear |
| 2021-08-19 |
| [Western Journal] In the midst of the Vietnam War, during one of the many moments when America was potentially set to betray the South Vietnamese side, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger warned that if we did, "the word will go out to the nations of the world that it may be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be America’s friend is fatal." Kissinger’s warning would prove prophetic when Vietnam eventually fell; at the time, it was a major setback in our struggle against the Soviet bloc. Over a quarter-century since the USSR self-destructed, our enemies are more diffuse — even if one, China, looms large. In one of America’s closest friends, Israel, one publication is sounding the alarm over whether a fatal decision has been made. In the wake of Afghanistan’s fall, The Jerusalem Post — a centrist publication that’s one of the Jewish state’s oldest newspapers — published an analysis piece that questioned America’s dedication to its allies in the Middle East. "After Afghanistan, the US will have to reassure allies and partners that it will remain somewhere in the world," the Post’s Seth J. Frantzman wrote in the Sunday piece. "As American officials speak about ’forever wars’ and wasting ’treasure’ around the world, there are concerns about what comes next. |
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| #1 Upside of Afghan mess for Israel: Closer ties with Arab states - analysis |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-08-19 09:49 |