Foreign policy failure

Well, it seems our foreign-policy expert in the White House has failed once again. After giving $6 billion to Iran as apparent ransom to obtain release of American hostages, Iran-backed Hamas has attacked Israel and, at this writing, killed more than an estimated 1,000 Jews, including soldiers and civilians. Many are women and children who have been murdered or are being held as hostages. Some of the killed or captured are American citizens. The brutality appears to be similar to that used by ISIS. Biden’s unsuccessful attempt to appease Iran has failed.

But let’s not forget the other foreign-policy failures of Joe Biden. His poorly planned withdrawal from Afghanistan cost the lives of 13 American

soldiers plus untold numbers of Afghans who worked with the U.S. military. A sixth-grader could have made smarter decisions.

Other failures include North Korea, which has resumed its hostile shooting of missiles, some of which have gone over Japan. China has exponentially increased its hostile activities toward Taiwan. Russia has invaded Ukraine despite our $75 billion in financial and military assistance for Ukraine. And worse, it appears Russia, China and North Korea have formed some type of economic and/ or military alliance.

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that none of these hostilities took place during the administration of Donald Trump. Whether they thought he was irrational, crazy or what, they feared Donald Trump, and

I believe fear prevents totalitarian regimes from acting. Joe Biden, and his entire foreign and military administration, is a complete failure.

Pundits were happy to tell us that Trump would get us into a nuclear war. The way I see it, Joe Biden has us closer to this horrid event than Trump ever was.

TIM IRBY

Little Rock