Winning? Looks to us like Trump has finally jumped the shark

Trump Says Grocery Bills Should Drop 

After He Renames a Few More Things 'America'

That's the Babylon Bee's headline accompanying this photo. Click here to read their article, the gist of which is "The cost of groceries will fall like you won't believe," and everything will be just peachy-keen from here on out. It's satire, of course, but think about this...

If well over half of a politician's constituents, and over 90% of the rest of the world, are laughing at him, is he winning or losing? 

Regular readers of WWW know that Walt was a strong suporter of DJT's bids for election and re-election. We liked the idea of Making America Great Again, and wished President Trump good luck. But even then, we took him cum grano salis. 

Now we can only avert our gaze as he makes a fool of himself and of the US of A on the world's stage. It's embarrassing. And we can't even advise the Donald to quit while he's ahead, because... he's not ahead. He's losing. And it can only get worse. 

VIDEO: Biden's Afghanistan disaster summed up in 90 seconds

Ed. here. Walt wasn't pleased that I posted a music video yesterday (even though it was pretty good music!) instead of some commentary on the total chaos that is the American "withdrawal" from Afghanistan. The only way for me to keep him away from the keyboard was to promise something more trenchant today.

There are times when pictures speak louder than words. Now is one of those times. Donald Trump's Save America PAC has produced one of the most devastating political videos you will ever see. It perfectly captures the sense of helplessness in the face of crisis that Americans are feeling right now. Watch

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Follow-up: Afghanistan

This week's Economist has as its cover story "Afghanistan: The growing threat of failure". Inside, the magazine's "Briefing" on Afghanistan is titled "From insurgency to insurrection".

The story begins by describing a conversation between the writer and a local resident. "The Americans are just making trouble for us," the latter says. "They cannot bring peace, not if they stay for 50 years".

More telling is what happened next. The British correspondent started to say his goodbyes and offered his hand. The Afghan responded "with two distastefully outstretched fingers, and said 'I won't shake hands with a Kafir.'" ("Kafir" is a word commonly used in that part of the world to refer to any foreigner. ed.) The Economist says this exchange betokens a fast-growing resentment of the foreign-backed government, the Western troops who prop it up and Westerners in general.

Later, they say "Complete failure--withdrawal by NATO and a return to civil war -- seems unimaginable. But failure of some lesser sort...looks increasingly inevitable."

Walt says complete failure or "failure of some lesser sort" are the same thing. A rose is a rose is a rose. A thistle is a thistle is a thistle. The Western expedition in Afghanistan is nothing more or less than an egregious waste of money and lives. End it now!

Footnote: Yesterday more than 40 people were killed and 66 wounded when five car bombs detonated simultaneously in Kandahar, where Canadians are responsible for security.

Recommended reading: Jeffrey Simpson's column, "The Afghan mission was always destined for trouble. It's arrived", in Wednesday's Globe & Mail.