Canberra Observed Afghanistan America withdrawal

Security vacuum after U.S. Afghan rout*

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 …

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