That the wall of media criticism over the messy, shocking and tragic withdrawal of the United States and Australian forces from Afghanistan came in large part from critics who opposed a Western presence in the first place should not surprise.
Hypocrisy and self-righteousness seem to be the norm these days.
What is more worrying is the lack of understanding of the events as a potent sign of the weakness of the United States and how vulnerable it is potentially leaving Australia.
It took …