The Memo: Biden’s worst week raises big questions
| President Biden is enduring the worst week of his presidency, unable to tame the chaos in Afghanistan and facing frustration even from his Democratic allies.
The scenes from Kabul speak for themselves regarding the human cost of the U.S. withdrawal and the Taliban’s takeover. In terms of U.S. domestic politics, one key question is whether the debacle is an inflection point, presaging difficult times ahead for the president — or whether it comes to be seen as a traumatic but brief bump in the road. |
