Advertisements It is a bizarre sight to see the Biden administration chase Saudi-Israeli normalization like a dog chasing an electric rabbit around a track. But it’s more than just Washington wanting this deal far more than either Israel or Saudi Arabia does. The price tag for the U.S. to getContinue Reading
Advertisements Yesterday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed AIPAC and made it clearer than ever that the #Biden administration is committed to blocking #Palestinian rights and promoting regional conflict. Spinning a web of fanatastical non-realities and impossible scenarios, Blinken pandered to the worst tendencies of the Democratic portions of AIPACContinue Reading
Advertisements Joe Biden’s policy failures in the Middle East are not limited to Palestine and Israel. He has arguably been even worse on Iran, where he has intentionally missed opportunities to restore some sanity to U.S. policy in the wake of Donald Trump’s madness. Instead, he has doubled down onContinue Reading
Advertisements The always worthwhile David Dayen has an excellent summary and breakdown of the debt ceiling deal at The American Prospect. If anyone needed a better demonstration of just how weak and ineffective Joe Biden is, the debt ceiling fiasco has certainly provided it. As Dayen correctly notes, “The secondContinue Reading
Advertisements Once again, the Biden administration is trying to bring home a Saudi-Israeli normalization deal. The problem is that, with typical cluelessness, fecklessness, and ignorance, the administration does not understand the political waters it is wading into. Both Saudi Arabia and Israel face major hurdles in trying to conclude thisContinue Reading
