I mean, is this a joke? How are Democrats this dense? Why are they so bad at the foreign policy game? Did anyone really think the Taliban were going to form an inclusive government? Their religion does not allow it. Their core philosophy does not allow it.
These are radical Islamists. There was never going to be an inclusive government. It’s back to 1996. And no one cares if the world is watching. The Taliban sure don’t. They endured this before and survived. Afghanistan is already isolated. They don’t care, especially when they know they have near assurance that Biden nor any western nation will re-invade the country. They can do what they want. The naivete of the Biden State Department is beyond appalling. It’s almost tragicomic (via The Hill):
The State Department on Tuesday expressed concerns over the makeup of
the new interim Afghan government announced by the Taliban, including
the lack of female leaders and the past actions of some of those
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