I keep hoping that tRump will come down with something quickly fatal, such as a massive cerebral haemorrhage.

Anyone with the brains God gave a goose saw the fall of Kabul coming from the start, nearly 20 years ago. I vividly remember looking at my husband across the breakfast table and the newspapers; as he lifted his eyes, we said in chorus, "What could possibly go wrong?"

Of course, both of us were raised on Kipling.

During the 2020 campaign, Mr Biden stated that he did not expect to serve more than one term. Honestly, I can't see any likely successor coming up behind him, do you?

By "likely successor", I do not mean tRump.