Just how bad a week has it been for the United States and the Biden Administration in particular? Between the total collapse of the Afghan government, the botched evacuation of American personnel and Afghan allies, the searing visuals of chaos on the ground as well as what looks like confusion and finger pointing within the US government – it is a mess – with long-term consequences both here at home, in the region, and in the great power struggle with China and Russia. Congress is set to start hearings as early as next week to find out just went wrong and partisan politics will be if not front and center, close to the main stage. Also, governments at all levels across America are rolling out vaccine mandates to fight the Delta variant. Is it one more step toward Big Brother, or is it the only way to get Covid-19 under control? Tom Bevan, co-founder and president of RealClearPolitics, Carl Cannon, Washington Bureau Chief, and RCP Columnist and Associate Editor AB Stoddard join Andrew Walworth on today’s RealClearPolitics Takeaway podcast.