Oswald in the doorway: the blog of the Oswald Innocence Campaign, by Ralph Cinque

Two more Americans have been killed in Afghanistan.

https://www.khaama.com/ied-explosion-kills-two-us-soldiers-in-kandahar-9879632/

Supposedly, Donald Trump was on the threshold of signing a peace deal with the Taliban back in September, but he nixed it because shortly before they killed another American. And as a result, more Americans have died. 

Now, we know that Trump is a very stupid man. I don't know that he's always been stupid. He's probably got some age-related dementia. But, he's definitely stupid now. But, was he really stupid enough to cancel that chance for peace over the death of one American? In that same time frame, we were killing Afghans, weren't we? 

So, I don't know that it was just stupidity. I think the death of the American may have just been an excuse to bow out. 

The Taliban has been adamant that the U.S. has to get out of Afghanistan completely, and it is something that Trump has resisted. He has been adamant that we need a permanent ant-terrorist force there and more than a residual number. Their inflexibility on that may be what really caused him to bow out. 

And now, supposedly, the peace talks are on again, but without all the fanfare of previous rounds. We are pressing for a ceasefire before terms are established, and the Taliban is saying no ceasefire until their terms are accepted. So, all indications are that it's at an impasse. 

Two other Americans were "wounded" in the attack, although that's probably not the right word. Maimed and mutilated is more like it.