Short memories – Digby's Hullabaloo

Everybody remembers we didn’t go into Afghanistan in Oct. 2001 to fight the Taliban and a civil war, right? Just so we’re clear.

Because a lot of people who were sure of that just a short time ago will suddenly behave as if the Earth’s magnetic pole has flipped. They will insist Joe Biden owns the chaos on the ground in Afghanistan this morning. I touched on our short memories yesterday.

Balloon Juice collected just a sampling. I’ve added some others:

Mike Pompeo a month ago, with a Biden-level prediction: "It's time for them to step forward& actually deliver on security for themselves. I am confident that they can do that. It's a matter of will. Do they have the will to actually stand up for things they say they care about?"
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) August 15, 2021

https://twitter.com/travisakers/status/1427008000498225153?s=20

In case he decides to delete it… pic.twitter.com/ktvlDMgqv3
— soonergrunt 🇺🇸 A Capybara Appreciation Account (@soonergrunt) August 16, 2021

How quickly can the politics around Afghanistan change? Here's a section on the RNC's website in June; click it now and you get a 404 error. (Rest of page was about Kosovo/Israel-Arab deals.) https://t.co/kDJo95QfiF pic.twitter.com/HkZok9mgJW
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) August 15, 2021

This is easier to read:

This you? pic.twitter.com/cvcKANsfmE
— #DoctorsForGunSafety/MaskUp スーザン (@Sggkmd) August 16, 2021