> <i>Once again, I want to acknowledge the clarity of purpose of President Biden’s statement and the wisdom of his actions.</i><p>Hmmmm ...<p>> <i>I was the fourth President to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan—two Republicans, two Democrats. I would not, and will not, pass this war onto a fifth.</i><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_installations_in_Germany" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_ins...</a><p>Clearly, Germans are worth of indefinite protection against Russia, but, Afghans, meh, not so much.<p>The U.S. and the E.U. chickening out in Bosnia and Somalia paved the way to 9/11. Let's see how the rest of us will pay the price for this debacle.