This was a nasty gift. President Biden never saw it coming.
Because the U.S. House just slapped the President with a charge during Christmas time.
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Member Blames Biden Administration for Escalating Global Conflicts
Rep. Mike Lawler, a Republican from New York and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has sharply criticized the Biden administration for the escalation of global conflicts during its tenure. Lawler argues that the U.S. is in a “precarious” position today, one that he believes has worsened since President Joe Biden took office, particularly following the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
In a recent testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was pressed to “take responsibility” for the global turmoil that has ensued under the current administration. Lawler, speaking to Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview, highlighted a report claiming that the Biden administration “has left the world in a worse off place than it inherited it.” This assertion, according to Lawler, begins with the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, which he views as the catalyst for a series of global crises.
“The report on the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan is his legacy and that of the Biden administration, because in my estimation, it’s set about a series of events around the globe that have left us in the most precarious place since World War Two, starting with that disastrous withdrawal in Afghanistan that resulted in the death of 13 U.S. service members,” Lawler said.
The congressman went on to outline several significant events that followed the withdrawal from Afghanistan, all of which he believes were exacerbated by the Biden administration’s foreign policy decisions. Among the most notable were the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the October 7 terrorist attack in Israel, rising threats in the Indo-Pacific region from China, and the “illicit” oil trade between China and Iran, which Lawler claims is funding terrorism.
“This administration has left the world in a worse off place than it inherited it. And that, in my view, is the legacy of the Biden-Harris administration and that of Secretary Blinken,” Lawler declared.
For Lawler, the U.S. is facing the most serious national security challenges since World War II. He pointed to the administration’s inability to deter conflicts and called attention to the contrasting leadership of former President Donald Trump. Lawler believes that Trump’s foreign policy approach, which focused on strength and assertiveness, kept global tensions in check.
“I think President Trump obviously had four years in which there was greater peace and prosperity around the globe. And the difference between Biden and Trump is that Biden is unable to stop conflicts. Trump is willing to act,” Lawler argued. “When you are strong, when your adversaries acknowledge and understand that you are willing to act and strike. They think twice about it.”
And here is,
Rep. Mike Lawler,
🔥🔥Shreds Antony Blinken’s legacy piece by pieces, bit by bit.
📝The Biden Administration should be designated as a terrorist organization. pic.twitter.com/3E6f31U4EB
— 🇺🇸RealRobert🇺🇸 (@Real_RobN) December 11, 2024
Lawler is optimistic that Trump’s potential return to the White House would usher in a new approach to foreign policy. He predicts that Trump would be a strong leader capable of bringing an end to the ongoing conflicts, which he views as having worsened under the current administration.
As the Foreign Affairs Committee prepares for the next Congress, Rep. Brian Mast of Florida will serve as chairman. Lawler believes that much of the committee’s focus will be on reauthorizing the operations of the State Department, particularly in regard to how the agency’s programs operate and allocate funds.
With a potential change in leadership on the horizon, Lawler is confident that President Trump’s foreign policy would be much stronger and more unforgiving toward adversaries. “It is going to be much stronger, much more unforgiving on our adversaries. And certainly seek to bring these conflicts to an end,” Lawler concluded.
Lawler’s comments go to show the growing frustration among many Republicans with the Biden administration’s handling of foreign policy and the global challenges that have emerged during its time in office. It’ll be on Donald Trump’s incoming administration to make real changes, and fast, in order to secure the United States’ place in an increasingly insecure world.
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