The rout of America

The US has catastrophically abandoned more than just the Afghan people

Success has many fathers, goes the saying, but failure is an orphan.

Well, the catastrophe in Afghanistan has many, many fathers — none of whom want to acknowledge the terrifying progeny they have spawned. 

In immediate terms, the disaster must be laid firmly at the door of President Joe Biden. It was his decision to pull US troops out of Afghanistan by S…