At a time of deep partisan division, in a Southern California congressional district where Democrats narrowly outnumber Republicans, voters interviewed over the weekend were largely united on at least one issue: After a two-decade war, President Biden was right to pull American troops out of Afghanistan. “We have a lot of mending here to do,” said Ms. Ortiz, who considers herself a political moderate and voted for Mr. Biden. Afghanistan could be ignored, they said, but the possibility of their too-young-to-be-vaccinated children getting sick could not. They also seemed hesitant to hold Mr. Biden accountable for last week’s attacks, at least for now. But I don’t blame President Biden for everything.

Source: International New York Times August 30, 2021 19:07 UTC