Today's Opinions: Democrats, calm down. Afghanistan is a mess, but it’s not the end of the Biden presidency.

Trump voters should be loving Joe Biden; How to be a crisis president when crises don't unite the country anymore; Losing Afghanistan is bad. But we're much safer from terrorism now than after 9/11.; Forever war vs. hasty retreat: Afghanistan didn't have to be a binary choice; For Navajo, crowded homes have always been a lifeline. The pandemic threatens that.; Biden throws down the gauntlet against anti-mask GOP governors; My 12-year-old brother's death was used to sell the 'war on drugs.' It's time for Biden to end it.; Ron DeSantis probably won't be hurt by Florida's covid surge; Fairy tales and wishful thinking; Cartoon by Ed Hall; America is leaving thousands of people behind in Afghanistan. This is a moral disaster.; America may want to move on. But people are still dying from covid.; In Texas, Republicans take another step away from democracy; Greenlighting the Taliban's takeover of Kabul is a national disgrace; Erin O'Toole's big gamble to beat Justin Trudeau: Don't be scary ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your morning dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.       By Michael Duffy Opinions editor-at-large  Email Whatever fate awaits Democrats at the polls next year, Afghanistan will not be the cause. "Democrats and all the leftist Cassandras on cable TV really need to calm down," Matt Bai writes, "because history and common sense suggest that Afghanistan isn't going to define the Biden presidency — and probably not even the next election." More important, he thinks, will be matters much closer to home: "Will voters a year from now focus on the economy? Yes. The state of the pandemic? Sure. Government spending? Entirely possible. Bungling the end of a 20-year war in Afghanistan — a withdrawal that most people supported? Very, very unlikely." (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) Democrats, calm down. Afghanistan is a mess, but it's not the end of the Biden presidency. Most presidents face early foreign policy crises — and don't face big electoral consequences. Retaining control of Congress was always dicey for Democrats, so the political hit of a bungled exit from Afghanistan isn't what Democrats fear. By Matt Bai ●  Read more »   Trump voters should be loving Joe Biden In key areas, Joe Biden's presidency is drawing from Donald Trump's playbook. So where's the applause from the MAGA crowd? By Dana Milbank ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How to be a crisis president when crises don't unite the country anymore The only way out for the Biden administration is through. By Eugene Robinson ●  Read more »   Losing Afghanistan is bad. But we're much safer from terrorism now than after 9/11. Al-Qaeda and ISIS don't pose the same kind of terror threat to the U.S. homeland they did 20 years ago. By Michael Leiter ●  Read more »   Forever war vs. hasty retreat: Afghanistan didn't have to be a binary choice Biden wanted a decisive departure. Living with ambiguity and watching developments might have been the better option. By Michael Gerson ●  Read more »   For Navajo, crowded homes have always been a lifeline. The pandemic threatens that. For many Navajo, multigenerational homes became one of the deadliest places to be during the pandemic. Solutions are needed to protect both their health and tradition of living together. Voices Across America ●  By Hailey Sadler and Darian Woehr ●  Read more »   Biden throws down the gauntlet against anti-mask GOP governors Communities struggling against covid-19 — and against GOP governors — get a bit of support. By Greg Sargent and Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   My 12-year-old brother's death was used to sell the 'war on drugs.' It's time for Biden to end it. Rather than addressing addiction crises, this "war" ushered in a new form of structural racism whose effects are wounding us all. By Tony Van Der Meer ●  Read more »   Ron DeSantis probably won't be hurt by Florida's covid surge Democrats won't want to hear this, but the Florida governor's political future looks healthy. By Henry Olsen ●  Read more »     Editorial Cartoons Fairy tales and wishful thinking A Taliban transformation, especially when it comes to its treatment of women and girls, isn't likely. By Ann Telnaes ●  Read more »   Cartoon by Ed Hall An editorial guest cartoon from Ed Hall of Artizans.com Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     The Post's View America is leaving thousands of people behind in Afghanistan. This is a moral disaster. The Biden administration must use its leverage until every Afghan deserving of refuge has found it. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   America may want to move on. But people are still dying from covid. It is fitting to once again look beyond the often numbing numbers and remember the lives cut short and those who have been left mourning. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   In Texas, Republicans take another step away from democracy Their changes are meant to discourage marginal voters on the bet that doing so would disproportionately hurt Democrats. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »     Global Opinions Greenlighting the Taliban's takeover of Kabul is a national disgrace As The Post reports, the nightmare that began on Aug. 15 resulted from conscious U.S. choices. By Marc Thiessen ●  Read more »   Erin O'Toole's big gamble to beat Justin Trudeau: Don't be scary O'Toole's rebranding as a vastly more moderate general election candidate reflects sensitivity to conservatism's popularity deficit in Canada. By J.J. McCullough ●  Read more »     Try our new daily mini meta crossword It's a week-long adventure that connects a daily 5x5 mini puzzle with a special reveal on Saturdays. Play game   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Follow Sergio Peçanha for email alerts every time Sergio publishes a new opinion column. Sign up »

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