Avast ye mateys! Biden's policy in the Middle East be a proper shipwreck! Set yer eyes on this undeniable evidence!
2023-09-08
Arr! Ye scurvy dog, Secretary o' State Blinken hath set foot in Saudi Arabia. His blabber 'bout a likely pact with Israel be a sad blow. Doth the Biden crew grasp the goings-on, or be they clueless lubbers?
In this humorous column written in the language of a 17th century pirate, the author criticizes the Biden administration's approach to international diplomacy in the Middle East. The author compares the potential disastrous results of mixing chemicals with the consequences of getting diplomatic formulas wrong. The author argues that the left was previously wrong about the Soviet Union and China, believing that the US could positively influence communist dictators. The author suggests that the Biden administration is now employing the wrong formula in the Middle East, particularly in its approach to Saudi Arabia and Israel. During Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent visit to Saudi Arabia, he stated that Israel would have to make considerable concessions to the Palestinians for a deal brokered by the US with Riyadh to succeed. The author suggests that this approach is flawed and that previous concessions have not changed the minds of Palestinian leaders who desire a state that replaces the Jewish state. The author also mentions that the Saudis are considering receiving a nuclear plant from China, which comes with no conditions. The author criticizes the US for its approach to Iran and warns against bargaining with evil. The author concludes by quoting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's autobiography, in which he recounts a meeting with then-Vice President Joe Biden, who allegedly stated that he was the only friend Israel had. The author argues that true friends would not lead their friends into peril, as the Biden administration appears willing to do.