President Biden is walking a tight rope when weighing their to Iran’s latest provocation. (Politico)

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.