The World Has Turned Topsy-Turvy Under Biden

He will try a patchwork fix that’s unlikely to succeed.

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President Biden during a meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss the war between Israel and Hamas, at Tel Aviv, October 18, 2023. Miriam Alster/pool via AP

All eyes on President Biden tonight, as he addresses the nation regarding the Israeli war. The president will also speak on Ukraine, and possibly roam elsewhere around the world, because there are so many hot spots now.  

The Russia-Ukraine war. The Israeli war against Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran. A potential China conflict with Taiwan. And a still completely open border with Mexico.  

I am going to continue to praise Mr. Biden’s thus-far unequivocal support for Israel, including for the so-called Iron Dome Israeli defense system. Mr. Biden deserves credit here. But I am not going to give him credit for forcing Israel to accept $100 million of so-called humanitarian aid — because in Gaza, humanitarian aid is Hamas aid. Even worse, it’s U.S. taxpayer-funded Hamas aid.  

Hamas cares not one whit about civilian Palestinians. The terrorists will take food, fuel, munitions, and whatever else for their own purposes. If the IDF were running that operation, I would think differently, but it won’t.  

The IDF will bomb Hamas when they see the terrorists pilfering the aid, but that’s a tough story, isn’t it?  

Nor do I give Mr. Biden credit for re-upping Iranian ballistic missile sanctions, even though he now claims to be monitoring Russia, China, and — hang on a minute — Venezuela. Back on that last one in just a moment.  

The point is, re-upping the UN’s restrictions or even “snapping back” has no real meaning, because the Bidens, following on the heels of the Obamas, never enforced the sanctions in the first place. You cannot appease Iran. You cannot integrate Iran into civilized Middle Eastern life, because the Iranian government is made up of cutthroat terrorists who sponsor, finance, and plan attacks throughout the region, and the rest of the world.  

There is no Hamas without Iran. There is no Hezbollah without Iran. President Trump bankrupted Iran, and you didn’t hear a peep out of them. Mr. Biden has refinanced Iran, and now the Middle East has blown up again.  

Relative peace and prosperity during the Trump years have been replaced by mass warfare now under Mr. Biden. It’s a pity. It’s a shame.  

Here’s Mr. Biden defending Israel, which is super good, but still in denial over the role of Iran, which is super bad. How is this going to turn out? I honestly do not know.  

I have faith in the IDF. That’s my trump card. But, in our American hemisphere, our backyard, the Bidens are loosening sanctions on Venezuela. This is incredible. It’s a communist government. It’s backed by the Cuban military and secret service.  

Its ruler, President Maduro, says he’s going to have free elections. That is utter nonsense. It is total B.S. How can the Bidens be taken in by such a phony promise?  

In particular, a loosening of oil and gas sanctions. Here we go again, turning to a socialist dictator for a few more barrels of oil to make up for Mr. Biden’s domestic war against fossil fuels. Absolutely, off the charts, incredible.  

Finally, everybody expects Mr. Biden to announce $100 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel, and the southern border. At this point, nobody really knows how that package is going to be partitioned.  

The world has turned topsy-turvy under Mr. Biden. His weakness is breeding even more weakness around the globe. He will try a patch-work fix, is my guess, and it’s doubtful that it will succeed.

From Mr. Kudlow’s broadcast on Fox Business News.


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