https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/9/joe-biden-iraq-war-vote-hawkish-stances-liability-/
Political analysts say the former vice president and Democratic presidential front-runner could be deeply vulnerable on matters of war, world affairs and geopolitics.
President Trump and his Republican allies will take direct aim at Mr. Biden’s record, and analysts warn that the most liberal elements of the Democratic Party are likely to be turned off by reminders of his vote in the Senate to authorize the Iraq War, his recent appearance before a pro-Israel lobbying organization and other examples of a checkered foreign policy record that is likely to be dissected in a general election.
“I think the biggest vulnerability is not what Trump and the Republican might throw at him, but this … bloody battle with the left wing of the party. It’s going to alienate a lot of potential voters,” said Stephen Zunes, a politics professor at the University of San Francisco who studies the intersection of politics and foreign policy. “Even those who vote for him are going to be less likely to contribute money or campaign” for him.
“It’s going to hurt him among Democrats who are considerably more anti-interventionist than Biden is.”
Mr. Biden’s history also is fertile ground for Republicans. Voters are certain to be reminded that he opposed the 2011 U.S. military raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden — though the former vice president in recent years has tried to change the narrative on that issue and has downplayed reports that he initially urged President Obama to hold off on the assault.