larry johnson with three video interviews and more;

Busy day for me. I suppose my new name should be, Mouth of South Florida. I did the big three interviews today — Judge Napolitano, Nima and Danny Davis. The chats and discussions had a little overlap, but not much.

Before you watch the videos (or, watch them and then come back and read what I am about to write), I want to comment briefly on the report released today by the House Foreign Affairs Committee regarding the US debacle in retreating from Afghanistan in August of 2021. Not surprisingly, the Republican majority blames Biden and Harris while the Democrats — get ready for a shocker — blame Donald Trump. You know who didn’t catch any blame? At least, not yet? The Russians. But Putin and his crew ain’t out of the woods yet. There is still time, and I am sure some anti-Trumper or rabid Democrat will find a way to lay the sordid mess in Kabul at Moscow’s feet.

While I believe the person with ultimate responsibility for recreating the 1975 retreat from Saigon is Joe Biden, the report is really a damning indictment of the failure of the chain of command at the Pentagon, the Joint Chiefs and the Commander of CENTCOM (aka Central Command).

There are at least two explanations for the failure to calmly and peacefully withdraw from Afghanistan. Explanation one — Biden was warned that the plan was fraught with peril and he ignored the advice of his military and intelligence leaders. Explanation two — Biden and his team were not warned, and he authorized the withdrawal without fully understanding the implications. Here is the summary of the majority report:

“Our investigation reveals the Biden-Harris administration had the information and opportunity to take necessary steps to plan for the inevitable collapse of the Afghan government, so we could safely evacuate U.S. personnel, American citizens, green card holders, and our brave Afghan allies. At each step of the way, however, the administration picked optics over security. ........more..........