- The president’s poor leadership has brought us closer to a regional war that could cause enormous suffering and hurt his own party.
One of Joe Biden’s promises in his 2020 presidential campaign was that he would restore strong U.S. leadership abroad and rein in the chaos that Donald Trump had unleashed in the international order.
But if you take a look at the Middle East right now, Biden hasn’t done a very good job of fulfilling that pledge.
Under Biden’s watch, the Middle East is growing less stable. In the past few weeks, Israel has begun a new war with its invasion of Lebanon, against the public wishes of the Biden administration. Iran has fired around 200 ballistic missiles at Israel, the second time it has ever launched such a direct assault on Israel from its own land. Israel has since promised it will retaliate against Iran — and that if the tit-for-tat continues for an additional round, strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites are on the table. Meanwhile Israel’s war in Gaza in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks continues to rage with no end in sight. As a result of the instability, the price of oil is rising, and attacks on oil production in the region could cause it to surge more.
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