Biden’s Pier Gets Pummeled—Along With His Foreign Policy
27th April 2024
Stung by the charge of indifference to Palestinian suffering, President Joe Biden attempted to refute the accusations during his State of the Union address. “It’s heartbreaking,” he said about the cost of the war to Gazan civilians, so “tonight, I am directing the U.S. military to lead an emergency mission to establish a temporary pier.” This “would enable a massive increase” in the humanitarian assistance reaching the beleaguered people of Gaza.
This week, Hamas and its allies sent their reply to Biden: Drop dead. As preliminary construction started, terrorists bombarded the site, damaging several pieces of American equipment. This misadventure illustrates the core problem of Biden’s foreign policy. As much as some Democrats want to abandon Israel and cater to the Palestinians, the rest of the party realizes they cannot do it. Biden is trying to keep his party united by restraining Israel and loudly proclaiming his support for the people of Gaza. But his publicity stunts, like the pier project, are accomplishing very little. The region is still on the brink of war, and the Democrats’ Middle East consensus is faltering.
Hamas is the scorpion to Biden’s frog.