“SMART DIPLOMACY” (CONT’D): Taliban Leader in Secret Talks Was an Impostor. Remember how these people were going to bring back competence? “And we gave him a lot of money.”

UPDATE: Reader C.J. Burch emails: “This administration is a joke. A complete joke.” But not a very funny one.

MORE: Are These The High Level Peace Talks Or Have I Blundered Into A Comedy Club? It’s like Borat For Diplomats.

STILL MORE: Reader James Ellison writes: “I have one word for the administration: coulrocracy. Government by clowns.” Heh.