Shark Tank -- August 18, 2021

I do everything to avoid geopolitical news and I've pretty much lost interest in the Afghanistan story as a military exercise.

But, it's impossible to avoid Washington politics with regard to this (Afghanistan) story.

President Biden is cold and calloused. With regards to the Afghanis that fell off a USAF cargo plane after take-off from Kabul airport, he replied to George S. "that was four, or five days ago." 

Hillary: "What does it matter now?"

SecDef Austin: out of his element. Can't handle a simple press conference.

General Milley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff: stepped in to help SecDef Austin, but he knows he is going to have to step down. In the process, he will be a gentleman and an officer, playing wingman to his civilian wingman. 

Americans are not paying attention but the mainstream media is and the mainstream media smells blood in the water. 

Shark tank.

By the away, among the three US military branches, with regard to the Afghanistan debacle:

• the big loser: the US Army; lost a huge sandbox.
  
• the big winner, short term: a close one between US Air Force and US Navy, but the US Navy is the short term winner -- no Afghanis falling from their aircraft;
• the big winner, long term: US Air Force, long range bombers