As I write this Israel is defending itself from hundreds of Iranian ballistic missiles, Israeli troops are in Gaza and Lebanon, and thousands of Arabs and Israelis have died. 

A year ago, the Harris/Biden administration bragged that they had the Middle East under control and at relative peace.

One year ago today, Jake Sullivan bragged that “the Middle East region is quieter today than it has been in two decades” as he specifically pointed to Yemen, Iraq, & Iran. The Oct. 7th attack happened just over a week later, and the region is now on fire.pic.twitter.com/vP9OWXwmgn

— Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) September 29, 2024

These clowns make Neville Chamberlain look like a foreign policy genius. They get. Every. Single. Issue. Wrong. 

Every one. If something catches their attention, they make it worse. 

1/@JakeSullivan46's new article in Foreign Affairs is the de facto Biden Doctrine. He shows how Biden's foreign policy choices represent his approach to sustaining American power in its third post-war phase ...https://t.co/AM3IaOop8j

— Greg Ip (@greg_ip) October 25, 2023

Jake Sullivan, Biden's National Security advisor, who is likely to remain if Kamala Harris becomes president, wrote a piece published in Foreign Policy (print edition) that emphasized how great Biden's policies were in the Middle East. On the website, posted after 10/7, they had to rewrite the whole thing. 

“The Israeli-Palestinian situation is tense, particularly in the West Bank, but in the face of serious frictions, we have de-escalated crises in Gaza and restored direct diplomacy between the parties after years of its absence.” (2/6)

— Jeremy Stern (@JeremySternLA) October 25, 2023

Biden’s “disciplined approach frees up resources for other global priorities, reduces the risk of new Middle Eastern conflicts, and ensures that US interests are protected on a far more sustainable basis.” (4/6)

— Jeremy Stern (@JeremySternLA) October 25, 2023

“the region is quieter than it has been for decades. The progress is fragile, to be sure. But it is also not an accident... [Biden's] approach returns discipline to US policy. It emphasizes deterring aggression, de-escalating conflicts, and integrating the region...” (6/6)

— Jeremy Stern (@JeremySternLA) October 25, 2023

Simply put, the administration could not have been more wrong. And because they were so wrong, the Middle East is literally on fire. 

I'm in total shock that Biden and Harris telling Iran "don't" didn't work pic.twitter.com/2OB9Z4IS5q

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) October 1, 2024

The Harris/Biden team emphasizes that they have been giving Israel aid--fitfully and with conditions that make the situation worse--but they have not taken responsibility for how their weakness created the conditions for all-out war. 

The missiles hitting Israel right now are the same ones Biden and Harris worked to lift UN sanctions on the first month he took office.

They said it would help promote diplomacy with Iran.pic.twitter.com/N8bC0laztU

— Gabriel Noronha (@GLNoronha) October 1, 2024

We often hear about civilian casualties, which are indeed horrific, but the fact is that the Harris/Biden policies have dragged this war out for a year when it could have ended with victory if Biden and Harris weren't always pushing for Israeli restraint. Restraint does not win wars, reduce casualties, or make peace more likely. 

There is literally, and I mean literally, no response from Israel which would be unwarranted. https://t.co/vkt5NnGenP

— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) October 1, 2024

It drags wars out. Look at Israel's lightning strikes against Hezbollah, which have reduced casualties while bringing dramatic successes so far. This Iranian strike, however much it might hurt Israel at the moment, is a last-ditch effort to strike back at Israel as it devastates Iran's proxies. Israel knew this was coming, prepared, and the costs will likely be much lighter than the benefits. 

NEW: Israel says they are intercepting some missiles launched by Iran however not all are being stopped.

The Pentagon says they are tracking the situation and have noted that there are no reported attacks at the moment targeting U.S. troops.

Kamala Harris and Joe Biden… pic.twitter.com/ff5OSa1L5u

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 1, 2024

Iran's strikes appear not to have killed any Israelis, at least, that is the news so far. One unfortunate Palestinian was hit by part of an Iranian ballistic missile. 

You can rest assured that if Israel strikes back, the cost to Iran will be much, much higher. 

Retired three-star U.S. Army General Keith Kellogg says that he believes Israel is going after Iran's nuclear facilities or is going to kill Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pic.twitter.com/A93WI5y23y

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) October 1, 2024

We don't know if Israel is going to strike back, although it seems likely. Whether that means that there will be a cycle of escalation, we can't predict at this time. Iran is playing a dangerous game, and is walking itself into a buzzsaw. 

We can't tell the future, of course, but the future looks a lot brighter for Israel than its enemies. 

LEFT: Antony Blinken's Op-Ed, published this morning, claiming the US was in a “much stronger geopolitical position than it was four years ago."

RIGHT: Antony Blinken, speaking this afternoon, addressing the unprecedented missile attacks by Iran on Israel.

Just unreal. pic.twitter.com/qMELmQqoGV

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) October 1, 2024

This is all, unfortunately, due to the weakness of the current administration. None of this was happening under Trump, and there was a reason for that. He stood with our allies, was crushing Iran's economy, and everybody was afraid to tick him off. 

Nobody is scared of Joe Biden or Kamala Harris. Why would they be?

Just today we have:

-A dock strike not seen in 40+ years that could cripple the economy
-Katrina level devastation in a number of southern U.S. states
-War raging and a stalemate between Russia/Ukraine
-Hundreds of missile launches from Iran

— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) October 1, 2024

Look back to see how we got here. Jake Sullivan's bragging in September of last year--days before the horrors of October 7th, tells you why we are here. 

Chaos is everywhere.

There's just been a mass shooting in Tel Aviv, Israel in what appears to be a horrific terror attack.

Iran has just launched a ballistic missile attack against Israel.

Half the ports in the country are closed in a Longshoremen strike costing America… pic.twitter.com/uL3edVYjzT

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 1, 2024

The liberal internationalists don't understand power. And this chaos is the result.