Friday, August 20, 2021

"Tho' All the World Betrays Thee"

















Thinking of the ignominious end of our doomed national effort in Afghanistan, with all its enormous humanitarian costs, I've been listening to the mournful Joe Strummer version of The Minstrel Boy:




8 comments:

Anonymous said...

These people (this administration) think that this will go away and people will forget. They are wrong.

TSB said...

I agree. This is shaping up to be a defining momment.

Anonymous said...

This (the Afghanistan situation) definitely punctures their media image of being 10ft. tall.

Anonymous said...

This would be appropriate:https://youtu.be/ysxlUmLOttQ

TSB said...

Well, assuming someone is making a list on who has been naughty. That would be a long list.

Anonymous said...

By the way the Anon comments are mine. You do seem to have a life beyond blogging ( extremely healthy).
Sennacherib

TSB said...

I figured! A life beyond blogging? No, only Twitter.

Anonymous said...

A considered reply to the Left:https://youtu.be/Z-C6p-GwHfA
Sennacherib