• Biden’s approval scores fell underneath 50% for the primary time following the messy withdrawal.
• Biden has been unrepentant about his choice to go away Afghanistan.
• The White House says the hot killing of al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahri validates the verdict.

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s huge international coverage enjoy was once meant to be his most vital asset. 

Then got here the frightening video of civilians clinging to a U.S. army aircraft because it lifted off from the Kabul airport, the collapse of Afghanistan’s government and a fear assault that killed 13 American squaddies and a minimum of 170 Afghans lower than seven months into his presidency.