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Percy Blakeney's avatar

"Biden's choice here was defensible and arguably warranted. But we decided that because we studied the issue, thought about it, and made an informed decision."

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"We're not going to get bogged down in Middle Eastern politics or strategy here...."

Okay, not bogged down, but a little analysis would be nice. Why simply announce your position?

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Peter Easton's avatar

Just to add to the Syria thing, sure, Biden acted responsibly with a limited air strike (which indicates at least that he learned from Obama's flub), but do note also that Trump - whatever one thinks of him - was the first US President since Eisenhower to not start a war, and he cancelled a reprisal bombing at the last minute (at least, so he says - do with that what you will) because civilians would be injured/killed.

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