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At the Kabul fence line...

At the Kabul fence line...

The airport debacle could destroy Biden's presidency

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Paul Mason
Aug 21, 2021
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I spent much of yesterday in London, in a transnational communications loop with Afghans trying to flee via Kabul Airport. Some were beaten, some were crushed. None got into the airport - despite being in real-time comms with senior US officials and the military. 

We all failed - and will fail again unless something changes. As a result, right now, the w…

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