Biden’s Response To Iran’s Drone Attack? Anybody’s Guess.
“President Joe Biden is blaming Iran more explicitly than ever for the deaths of three American soldiers and is weighing what the consequences should be, as the domestic and foreign political dynamics surrounding his Middle East policy grow more complex by the moment.
Some Democrats are increasingly worried that Biden’s presidency is at risk of getting overtaken by foreign events. Congressional Republican leaders and allied hawks are pushing for a swift reaction to the attack. Biden’s likely general election rival, Donald Trump, put the blame on the president, while conservatives wary of military action counseled caution.”
President Biden and the rest of the foreign policy establishment have to consider serious and uncontrollable ramifications in their response to Iran’s latest provocation. A wider Middle East conflict would be ammunition for Republicans to cast the President as the ‘candidate of chaos’, with no daylight between him and Donald Trump’s constant circus of foibles. The Administration will desperately try to avoid a broader war and at the same time assert American dominance in Global affairs and conflict resolution.
