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Kabul on the Potomac

Confusion, finger-pointing reign in wake of Capitol violence, deaths

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Jeff Stein
Jan 10, 2021
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A terrorist assault in the capital, collusion between security forces and attackers, intelligence gaps, bickering between police and military commanders: Washington looks today like Kabul on the Potomac, a capital mired in rivalries and unable to defend itself from thousands of alienated, enraged citizens. 

“The current feeling is tense, like when we wer…

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