President Joe Biden took office promising to keep the U.S. military out of “forever war.” In his State of the Union address tonight, he laid out a vision for indefinite American involvement in conflicts around the world.
In April 2021, regarding the war in Afghanistan, the president criticized those who believe that “withdrawing troops would damage America's credibility and weaken America's influence in the world.” I believe the exact opposite is true. Tonight, Biden attacked skeptics who “want us to step away from world leadership.”
He began his speech by appealing for additional U.S. military support for Ukraine, claiming that “the free world is in danger, emboldening those who wish to do us harm.” Biden later announced a sweeping plan for U.S. intervention in Gaza.
The U.S. military plans to build a new port in Gaza to deliver food to Palestinians, and while the president promised that “no American boots will hit the ground,” the Biden administration said Biden would “remove Israeli military bases.” “We will continue to arm them,” he said. “It has caused more harm to innocent civilians than all previous wars in Gaza combined.”
The Biden administration has moved on. weapon It is being provided to Israel at the expense of American taxpayers. Targeting Intelligence To the Israeli army. Vice President Biden emphasized, “Creating stability in the Middle East also means suppressing the threat from Iran.” airstrikes on Yemen.
That air campaign threw a wrench. Yemen peace talks— ironically brokered by the Biden administration years ago.
Biden established his position He served as a peace dove during the 2020 presidential debates, and one of the first major decisions of his term was to advance the long-planned U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. “It is time to end perpetual war,” the president announced in an April 2021 speech, rejecting “an approach that ties America’s exit to conditions on the ground.”
“We must have clear answers to the following questions: What conditions are needed for us to get off the ground?” he asked in that speech. “If they can be achieved, what means and time will it take to achieve them? And what will be the additional cost in lives and treasure?”
Today Biden answered these questions. War will continue for the foreseeable future.