Our foreign policy problems began in August of last year with the horrible withdrawal from Afghanistan. It wasn’t just a botched military operation that cost 13 American’s their lives. What followed was a litany of mistruths that are now coming to light that showed that we knew their military would collapse if we left. It was topped off with the fact that no person has been held accountable for the largest military blunder in a century. If I had been in charge of a project in the private sector that was run as poorly as our retreat, one that cost lives, I would be fired, sued, and possibly brought up on criminal charges.
The left wrote off Afghanistan with a string of fanciful speculation and blame tossing. It was Donald Trump’s fault for saying we would leave. If Trump had been President, it would have been worse. We never should have been there in the first place. The Pentagon blamed the State Department who blamed the Pentagon. All of it was designed to lay the blame either with the former President or write off the American lives that had been spent in securing that nation. While the Pentagon leadership passed the buck on blame, hundreds of thousands of veterans and their families were infuriated, made to feel that their sacrifices were squandered and wasted.
Worse yet, it sent a message to our enemies abroad … America had no fortitude to use its military, even to protect its own interests.
No doubt China was paying attention. They have stepped up military activity near Taiwan, a state that they believe is still part of the mainland. Taiwan relies on American military support in the event that the Chinese decide to take action. What China has seen is that America may not have the will to get involved in a conflict over far-away Taiwan. Despite the chest-thumping by the Biden Administration, our actions speak much louder than our words.
In the Ukraine, the President has warned that Russia will pay a high price if the Ukraine is invaded. The reality is, however, that none of the NATO nations are willing to go to war with Russia over the Ukraine. Biden is promising sanctions, which have never reversed Russian foreign policy in the last century. He is willing to unleash harsh language if the Ukraine is invaded…hardly a threat that will compel Putin to stand down. Much like Czechoslovakia in 1939, no one will rush to the Ukraine’s defense when the Russian bear shows up.
With North Korea, President Trump had more or less diffused tensions with that nation. Where it has been said that it took Nixon to go to China, it could also be said that, only Trump would dare go to North Korea. Smelling weakness, the North Koreans are back to test firing missiles – with the Biden Administration once more trying to wield the rubber sword of sanctions at the UN, only to have Russia and China block the effort.
Even the Iranians have been stonewalling with the current administration…no doubt attempting to extort more money from the United States. Biden has turned his back on our Israeli allies like his mentor before him.
In a single year, the Biden Administration has taken an aggressive and decisive foreign policy and has managed to make us look weak, waffling, and indecisive. Yes, Trump stepped on toes diplomatically, but there was no question that he was willing to take action when called upon. In the rush to erase the Trump Presidency from history, the Biden Administration has put the world at risk.
Our enemies have been watching, no doubt salivating over what the next three years of Biden’s Presidency means for their territorial ambitions. It isn’t Build Back Better…it’s more like Whine, Whimper and Blame.
You have to feel sorry for the citizens of Taiwan, South Korea, Israel and the Ukraine. Through no fault of their own, they suddenly found the support that from our nation has become a promise of sanctions as their barriers against their enemies. They realize that the risks of war or other conflicts have escalated because our military has turned its focus on finding ‘extremists’ in their ranks, rather than preparing to honor our treaty commitments.
America is always best when it has a strong military and the resolve to use it. Right now we have neither. We are behind on hypersonic missile technology and we have military leadership that refuses to accept accountability for its own failures.
Pray for the people in those countries that rely on us. I fear they are going to need those prayers in the coming years.
Blaine L. Pardoe, is author of Blue Dawn: The most chilling “what-if” in history…the progressive overthrow of the United States. Pardoe is an award winning New York Times bestselling author who lives in Virginia. He is the author of numerous science fiction, military history, true crime, horror, and business leadership books.
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Once our military becomes a force being led by lgbtq leaders, we will become a third world nation.
That is why i fear, ALL THOSE Millions of ‘military aid’ we are sending the Ukranians, IS JUST GOING TO end up in russia’s hands.. SO in the same term, BIDEN Would have armed TWO OF our enemies….
“In a single year, the Biden Administration has taken an aggressive and decisive foreign policy and has managed to make us look weak, waffling, and indecisive. Yes, Trump stepped on toes diplomatically, but there was no question that he was willing to take action when called upon. In the rush to erase the Trump Presidency from history, the Biden Administration has put the world at risk.”
Trump stepped on toes—you do what you need to do to get the other person’s attention and to make sure they understand your message. There are some bad players in this world who would love to see the US go away—most of them are listed in this article. YOU CANNOT SLAP THESE PEOPLE ON THE WRIST AND PUT THEM IN TIME OUT WHEN THEY TEST THE WATERS./ They need to thoroughly understand your position, your resolve, and what you are willing to do if they cross the line. You do not call their bluff—you force them to call yours.
You will never earn the respect of your enemies by coddling and pacifying them. Neither Obama nor Biden have exhibited one iota of meaningful strength in dealing with foreign aggressors—and if they smell weakness—they will take advantage of it.
Trump may have stepped on toes, BUT ENEMIES KNEW NOT TO Peeve him off.
The USA also filed seven Afghani children in a drone attack. An “investigation” was conducted by the DoD and no one was found responsible or culpable. The party/parties got off scot-free and seven children were murdered. Nice message sent to the rest of the world.
dems won’t find themselves responsible for the destruction of America but the real Americans will.
THEY NEVER find themselves responsible, for ANYTHING.. Never have.
Why expect any international policies different than whine , whimper and blame from Joe, when for years his own personal international ambassador of family business and policies overseas was his son Hunter, who perfected the use of being influenced by Wine, women, and slong. Being just a little bit corrupted is like being a little bit pregnant. It isn’t possible, especially when the apple does not fall far from the worm infested family tree, which when it touches Constitutional government contaminates and debilitates the infected American tree of Liberty which can only then be refreshed by the blood of its Patriots, and of the home-grown enemies and foreign opposing tyrants.
World War 3 is fast approaching and if the USA ( “Sleepy Joe “) does nothing in a smart way , we the United States of America will be the loser. It will be a war where most of the earth’s population will be exterminated. Russia, China , North Korea and other nations are waiting to unload their arsenals on the rest of the world. Everyone on your knees and pray that our Lord Jesus Christ returns to solve/end this coming nightmare.
“In the rush to erase the Trump Presidency from history, the Biden Administration has put the world at risk.”!!! The amount of damage done in such a short amount of time is almost unbelievable! We the People had better BUCKLE UP for what is sure to be a bumpy ride over the next 3 years.