US report: Biden’s incompetence exacerbated conflicts in the Middle East
US report: Biden’s incompetence exacerbated conflicts in the Middle East
10-17-2024
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A report by the Scientific American website confirmed, on Thursday, that the inability of US President Joe Biden, especially after he abandoned the election campaign for a second term, has since proven his unwillingness or inability to control the risks of the escalating conflict in the region.
Biden’s decision to abandon his re-election bid is the primary reason for his ineffectiveness in defusing the conflict. The president’s immediate withdrawal has weakened his ability to manage crises around the world. The erosion of presidential authority at one of the most dangerous geopolitical moments in living memory is among the most serious and underappreciated consequences of his decision to step down. Israel has dramatically intensified its military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and a wider war now seems more likely than ever.
“The failure of Biden’s attempts to moderate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies is not surprising,” he added. “On the one hand, Kamala Harris remains committed to the current administration’s position — and has at times seemed more strident in her criticism of the Israeli military campaign. And, of course, the leverage Biden was willing to exert over Netanyahu was always limited.”
The report noted that “Biden remains committed to ensuring a Democratic victory in the presidential election next November, but the momentum of Harris’ campaign has weakened the power of anti-war voices on the left wing of the Democratic Party to force a shift in American policy, and the protests at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago were smaller than expected. The end result is that the greatest political threat to Democrats in the Middle East now comes from the right.”
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