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Joe Biden’s Throwback Team Threatens American Security and Middle East Stability
Townhall.com ^ | December 2, 2020 | Matt Mowers

Posted on 12/02/2020 4:04:50 AM PST by Kaslin

Joe Biden made clear he wants to put the old gang back together when he announced his prospective national security team this past week including the likes of John Kerry, Tony Blinken and Jake Sullivan. They represent the worst instincts and outcomes of the Obama Administration’s foreign policy of promoting endless wars while undermining allies and placating adversaries that the Trump Administration had to clean up. How do I know? I served as the Senior White House Advisor at the U.S. Department of State in the Trump administration, cleaning up the mess that the Obama-Biden administration left behind.

While the collective misjudgment of Kerry, Blinken, and Sullivan left many regions in shambles, in no place was that more evident than the Middle East. In January of 2017 ISIS controlled close to 20,000 square miles of the Mid-East, America was hamstrung on its ability to curb Iranian aggression because of the poorly-negotiated Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and the world was convinced to believe the progress towards peace between Israel and our Arab partners was just a pipe dream.

Immediately the Trump Administration took a different posture.

Military leaders on the ground were empowered to make the key decisions necessary to cut off military and financial support to ISIS. Instead of requesting permission for basic decisions like ammunition procurement (a complaint I heard about first-hand from high ranking Pentagon officials who noted Susan Rice’s personal sign off was required for even routine purchases), these military leaders were permitted to make the tactical decisions necessary with one singular goal in mind: dismantle and defeat ISIS. Additionally, we brought our allies around the world together to join this mission and expanded our scope to defeat ISIS in every corner, including the dark web by cutting off access to recruitment and training materials. As a result of decisions to bring a holistic and forceful approach to destroy ISIS, their reign of terror in the Middle East is now a thing of the past – if America remains vigilant.

The Kerry, Blinken, and Sullivan team also coddled Iran, bribing the regime in Tehran with pallets of cash to join the JCPOA. This did not stop Iran’s march to obtain a nuclear weapon and did absolutely nothing to curtail their continued support for para-military activity that targeted American and Israeli troops.

On the other hand, the Trump administration recognized that Iran remained the largest threat to stability in the region and united Israel with America’s Arab partners to counter Iranian aggression. This was codified recently in the recognition of diplomatic ties between Israel and United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Just last week it was reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, which would represent a significant step towards possible diplomatic recognition between their two nations. What unites all of these nations, which have long feuded? Their overarching desire to counter Iran.

Joe Biden’s prospective national security team represents the dangerous conventional group think of Washington D.C.’s foreign policy establishment and has the potential to undo this progress with their stated goals to re-engage in the disastrous JCPOA. Not only would it undermine American security and the pathway for stability in the Middle East, but it could erase remarkable progress towards long-standing peace between Israel and our Arab Partners.

John Kerry, Tony Blinken and Jake Sullivan are the architects for policies that weakened America, placated Iran and turned its back on Israel. We don’t need their poor decision making back in the driver’s seat of America’s foreign policy.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: foreignpolicy; middleeast; nationalsecurity

1 posted on 12/02/2020 4:04:50 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

5 million heavily armed Americans descend on D.C. , round them all up ,and.....


2 posted on 12/02/2020 4:06:15 AM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: Kaslin

President Trump has not embroiled us in any new wars.
President Trump has pulled troops out of hot spots.
President Trump has negotiated significant peace treaties in the Middle East between Israel and Arab countries.

My prediction is that President Harris will make sure the Middle East gets hot again and that US troops need to go into combat. And why? The excuse will be: “President Trump left us a mess”.

And the media will nod and say, “Of course”.

The Globalists just love the forever wars.


3 posted on 12/02/2020 4:10:06 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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“President Trump left us a mess”. THEIR NARRATIVE FOR THE NEXT 4 IF THERE IS A NEXT 4


4 posted on 12/02/2020 4:11:42 AM PST by ronnie raygun ( Massive mistakes are made by arrogant fools; massive evils are committed by evil people.")
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To: ClearCase_guy

I don’t doubt it. As a matter of fact you can count on it, and she will do nothing to help the troops.


5 posted on 12/02/2020 4:23:48 AM PST by Kaslin (Joe Biden will never be my President, and neither will Kamala Harris)
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6 posted on 12/02/2020 4:49:10 AM PST by Kaslin (Joe Biden will never be my President, and neither will Kamala Harris)
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Deepstate picks for the senile Biden include John Kerry, Tony Blinken and Jake Sullivan,
a bunch of retreads back in the driver’s seat of America’s foreign policy......Hillary gives her approval.
They are the architects for policies that weakened America, placated Iran, and turned its back on Israel.

(H/T robel)

The deepstate is now telling Biden that he will be creating a series of new czar positions:
<><> A Truth czar, to confirm that 2020 was the “most secure” election in US history.
<><> A Re-Education czar, to help the ignorant deplorables to learn .......and accept the truth.
<><> An Internment Camp czar, to give the stubborn deplorables a little extra incentive to accept the truth.
<><> An Organ Donor czar, for hopeless patriots, who can at least do something useful for the State.

7 posted on 12/02/2020 5:01:04 AM PST by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
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To: Liz

The truth is that Obama, and certainly Biden, really don’t matter... it’s the team of absolute a**holes they surround themselves with.


8 posted on 12/02/2020 5:03:39 AM PST by Dr. Pritchett
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9 posted on 12/02/2020 5:04:48 AM PST by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
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To: Liz

Xi Jinping and JefF Dunham’s “Walter, soon to be appearing in Washington, DC!”


10 posted on 12/02/2020 5:23:24 AM PST by GOYAKLA (Winning not whining!)
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To: Kaslin

Has anyone asked old Joe what he plans to do on the recent deals President Trump has made with Sudan,Bahrain and one other country and Israel?
I suppose old Joe will go with What Iran wants,that takes care of that


11 posted on 12/02/2020 5:24:50 AM PST by ballplayer
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