Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag has resigned over her handling of the Afghan evacuation crisis last month. This is the first foreign minister in a Western country to be criticized and resign because of the Afghanistan issue. Although the U.S. State Department Antony Blinken has been more severely criticized by the Congress and society, he has not resigned, instead he has come forward to defend himself.

The British First Secretary of State and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was also widely criticized, but the criticism was geared toward himself, not toward the Great Britain. In fact, the British Secretary of State for Defence and the military actually won praises in the evacuation operation. Raab on the other hand, was condemned because of his attitude.

The temptation of power is common in the West. The grow of the wealth of American politicians is a clear indication of this. Barrack Obama's fortune rose from USD 30 million to 70 million after he became President. Clinton's current fortune is USD 120 million. Their fortune has increased because of their involvement in politics.