Front page LATimes: “Afghan riches, China and Russia scramble for share of lithium and other minerals that may be worth trillions.” We were there 20 years and found only IEDs. China and Russia were there 1 year and found mineral wealth.

Do you suppose, just possibly, that we are led by idiots? Do you imagine, just conceivably, that the military-industrial complex is not much good at either war or industry? Do you suspect, just quietly, that our elite universities are turning out incompetent jerks with their heads filled with progressive nonsense?