Taliban Fighters Now Well-Equipped for Decades

Plus: Woke Nonsense Warps Everyday Life

August 21 2021   Good morning from Washington, where President Biden's brief remarks and answers to questions about the U.S. retreat from Afghanistan further confuse rather than clarify the situation. Fred Lucas reports. American weaponry in the hands of the Taliban will come back to haunt us, Tom Spoehr writes. Plus: questions about a firebrand lawmaker's book deal and Victor Davis Hanson on how wokeness ruins everything. Aloha: On this date in 1959, President Dwight Eisenhower signs a proclamation admitting Hawaii as the nation's 50th state. Enjoy the weekend.     COMMENTARY Taliban Fighters Now Well-Equipped for Decades By Thomas Spoehr The Taliban could sell or transfer some of remaining U.S. military equipment to transnational terror groups, such as ISIS or al-Qaeda, for them to use against U.S. citizens or partner countries. More NEWS Biden Not Certain How Many Americans Stranded in Afghanistan By Fred Lucas Estimates of the number of Americans still in Afghanistan vary from under 5,000 to as many as 40,000, according to published reports. More COMMENTARY Woke Nonsense Warps Everyday Life By Victor Davis Hanson For the first time in their lives, Americans of all classes and races are starting to fear a self-created apocalypse that threatens their family's safety and the American way of life. More NEWS Watchdogs Sound Alarm as Rep. Ilhan Omar Continues to Evade Financial Disclosure of Reportedly Lucrative Book Deal By Andrew Kerr Rep. Ilhan Omar's financial disclosures covering the calendar years 2018 and 2019 contain no mention of her book deal. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Biden Can't Escape Blame for Afghanistan Fiasco By Victor Davis Hanson No sooner did President Biden claim he was straitjacketed by Trump than he reversed course to defend not just his own Afghan withdrawal but the disastrous manner of it. More           Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at letters@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.