U.S. policymakers were sure that if China opened economically, political freedom
would follow. Maybe it’s time for a Mao Zedong-style self-criticism session.
The Japanese leader loved the skateboarding competition. Now he has to keep his
balance in coordinating with the U.S. against Chinese cyber, trade threats.
Like the attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya or the crash of Desert One near
Tehran, the disastrous Afghanistan pullout will do serious political damage.
With his domestic agenda at risk of failure and the prospect rising of a
Democratic drubbing in the midterms, Biden needs to act swiftly to rescue his
term.
Republicans will only lose if they try to fight Biden’s nominee. But some are
calculating they could win in a different arena if they let things go smoothly.
Republicans are nervous Trump-endorsed candidates won’t be able to win in
general elections and could wash away the red wave they’re hoping for in the
fall.