President is Biden has been calling upon Congress, "Wake up, Congress, our very lifestyle is being threatened!" He promises to take this message to the American people in his forthcoming tours around the country.
You will recall he told the Afghans at the time of the (unnecessary) US military pullout that the Taliban were coming; but to no avail; the Afghans would not fight for their own freedom, claiming they had been occupied by US forces for decades!
On Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 10-11 AM, the Brookings Institution held an online review of Biden's first year in office as President. Ms. Elaine Kamarck moderated the event: William Galston, John Hudak, Rasham Ray, and Gabriel Sanchez--all connected with Brookings, either the Effective Public Management or the Governance Studies groups.
The glaring utterance from the President had not been heard yet that day. It came at 4 PM over national television broadcast: if Ukraine is invaded by threatening Russian forces, they are likely to take the country over--but the US and its allies will issue sanctions galore in response.
Yet we know what happens when a country friendly to the West is taken over. Afghanistan is fresh in our memories: viz., any Afghan that contributed to the US presence is subject to disciplinary action of the conquering forces, e.g., as in Afghanistan. Wake up America! There are many thousands Ukrainians that welcomed US aid in their fight with Russia, that had invaded them--an independent people! And the Russians have the reputation of not less than placing dissidents in prison!
Are we willing to keep freedom loving people who sought American succor to be sacrificed for giving up on Communism and Dictatorship? If so, what will happen to Taiwan, off China's coast? Should the Taiwanese expect to be sent to re-training centers until they longer remember their asking for US assistance to maintain their independence from a China takeover?
Points that the participants made: inflation is on a spiral upward; the pandemic seems to be on another surge (this after the past two years of experiencing many surges!); Congress can't pass national standards for elections; the Republican Congressional caucuses can't stand with the Democrats in promoting democratic procedures whatever these may be; Biden is an ineffectual leader of his party--letting 2 members of Congress hold up passage of his Build Better Best program that would significantly improve the lot of impoverished citizenry and enable many more married women to enter the workforce instead of being caretakers of children, etc.
Clearly, despite the rhetoric coming from his administration, the year amounts net loss for the Democrats and a disaster for the American way of life. Not to mention that climate change has yet to be front and center priority of his administration as it is for American businesses!
I, like many other Americans, are disappointed by his lack luster performance. Thanks, Brookings, for bringing to the force specific disaster-elements that occurred during the year!
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