It won't. The Taliban have already decided whether they will harbour groups such as Al Qaeda. They will either honour what the Americans think they got which is a commitment not to, or they will… (View Post)

You are correct that the US strategy was ultimately not about Taliban defeat, it was to deny Al Qaeda a truly free territory to operate and led from. Despite what people say about Pakistan, Afghanist… (View Post)

The problem is not that people decide they dont want the vaccine, thats a choice and the libertarian in me wouldnt like compulsion, especially since voluntary uptake is very high The problem with som… (View Post)

Let me change that slightly and see how it makes you feel. 'Sorry but much of this is self-inflicted. Talk to people who work in primary schools in majority black or Bangladeshi areas at the abs… (View Post)

You dont let any defector near your own intelligence operations details at all, if you can, because they dont need to since they are unlikely to go back into the field and become an agent the other w… (View Post)