Don’t throw the baby out with the orange-tinted bathwater
George W. Bush, the architect of our 9/11 wars, is trying to tell us how to think and feel about the Afghanistan withdrawal.
W. James Antle III is the politics editor at the Washington Examiner. He was previously editor of The American Conservative, managing editor of the Daily Caller, and associate editor of the American Spectator. He is the author of Devouring Freedom: Can Big Government Ever Be Stopped? Follow him at Twitter @jimantle
George W. Bush, the architect of our 9/11 wars, is trying to tell us how to think and feel about the Afghanistan withdrawal.
But is the Republican grassroots outside the Beltway truly interested in their same old tune?
It depends on what happens to the remnants of ‘Trumpism,’ and which Republicans take up the mantle of power on the Hill next.
Partisanship is what powers this town, so don’t be surprised when some Republicans start to jump the restraint ship.