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That line of succession is a mess all the way down to number 6, isn’t it?

Perhaps Biden is trying to make his case if there were any planned shake-up by ousting Obama by the Israelis.

Remember this back in July?

Biden Israel-Iran Statements Cause Storm Of Regional Responses

The effects of Vice President Joe Biden’s recent remarks during an interview with ABC's “This Week”—where he implied that Israel has a sovereign right to defend itself against a nuclear-inclined Iran, irrespective of US demands or guidance—continued to ripple through the region with statements from a leading Iranian official. According to Al Jazeera, Iranian Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani made clear Monday that the US, more so than Israel, would be the one held in censure for an Israeli attack, and he vowed a “decisive and painful” Iranian response.

The salient Biden remarks that have caused concern to Iranian officials are, according to Reuters:

“We cannot dictate to another sovereign nation what they can and cannot do when they make a determination, if they make a determination, that they're existentially threatened.”

And,

“If the Netanyahu government decides to take a course of action different than the one being pursued now, that is their sovereign right to do that. That is not our choice. But there is no pressure from any nation that's going to alter our behavior as to how to proceed.”