Reading with Comrades discussion

Sad, but not unexpected, to see that despite its failings in Afghanistan, American imperialism is alive and well in the person of VP Kamala Harris, based on her speech in Singapore. Do you think she blushed when she said the US would "stand with our allies"?

we were discussing this at an education workshop last week - did american imperialism really “fail” in afghanistan? and the answer we came to is no, because they got exactly what they wanted out of the invasion & occupation, & the CIA most definitely still has its tendrils in the taliban & any other relevant power in the region.

That's true lindsi, but where it may be seen to have failed is in its rapid abandonment - and the loss of confidence/trust that may cause is probably in part behind Harris's trip to Asia.

Japan and South Korea will be unfazed, but Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines are probably watching with some interest. It can only strengthen China's influence in the area.

Sadly, it will also ramp up the anti-China rhetoric we're seeing in this country from Johnson and the right-wing media - and I imagine that must be even more the case in America.