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After the president’s shambolic withdrawal of troops out of Afghanistan three years ago, in which 13 U.S. troops needlessly were killed, neither Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin nor then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley was fired.
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John Seiler, Orange County Register, 14 July 2024
The past decade or so has seen the rise of a shambolic and democratic but ultimately cloistered form of media criticism that feeds off screenshots of headlines, the pathologizing of reporters, and constant accusations of corruption.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 12 July 2024
During the tour, journalists and diplomats were taken through a large warehouse, with airport workers looking nonplussed as the group walked between shambolic piles of boxes and floor-to-ceiling shelving units.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
But concerns remain that the overall shambolic state of U.S. public health data infrastructure could hobble the response to any future threats.
—Sam Whitehead, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
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John Seiler, Orange County Register, 14 July 2024
The past decade or so has seen the rise of a shambolic and democratic but ultimately cloistered form of media criticism that feeds off screenshots of headlines, the pathologizing of reporters, and constant accusations of corruption.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 12 July 2024
During the tour, journalists and diplomats were taken through a large warehouse, with airport workers looking nonplussed as the group walked between shambolic piles of boxes and floor-to-ceiling shelving units.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
But concerns remain that the overall shambolic state of U.S. public health data infrastructure could hobble the response to any future threats.
—Sam Whitehead, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
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