Ever since the end of WWII, the world has enjoyed the relative peace provided by the unipolar U.S.-led world order. The attack on Israel by the terrorist organization Hamas in Gaza now threatens world peace. Only the U.S. has the diplomatic clout to resolve this crisis without the outbreak of a wider war. As I said last week, the U.S. must mitigate its own internal problems to be well-prepared for the leadership role that is now needed. The largest internal problem we face is our looming debt crisis which may get even worse as the cost of responding to global tensions grows.
Here is the strategy the U.S. should follow in the coming months:
- The threat to Israel. Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East and is a strong U.S. ally. Of course, it must remove Hamas from Gaza, but this by itself will not be enough to restore peace in Israel. Justice for ordinary Palestinians should be pursued but is not possible until the Hamas virus is eliminated. Furthermore, Iran is the main sponsor of terror in the Middle East, and must stop being appeased by the U.S. Iran’s biggest weakness is the discontent of its citizens, who don’t understand why its resources are being wasted on terror campaigns against Israel.
- It is imperative that we continue to help Ukraine defend itself from the Russian invasion. Ukraine wants to be free and independent and brave Ukrainians are willing to fight and die to achieve this. Furthermore, Russia is one of our autocratic adversaries and its economy is badly hurt by Western economic sanctions.
- China is our main autocratic adversary and has the second-largest economy after us. But China has major problems of its own, and is not likely to surpass the U.S. in economic or military strength anytime soon. China wants to control Taiwan but is unlikely to invade Taiwan with military force. Taiwan, like Ukraine, will defend itself if attacked. And the U.S. will help, with weapons and supplies, just as it is helping Ukraine.
Conclusion. Israel will respond to the attack by Hamas by destroying this terrorist organization in Gaza. The U.S. supports Israel but also wants to prevent the outbreak of a wider war. The hard part will be to put sufficient pressure on Iran to dissuade it from continuing to terrorize Israel. The U.S., with the help of its many democratic allies, is strong enough to prevail in the increasingly complex struggle for worldwide dominance, but it will be a major challenge going forward to achieve this goal.
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All three international issues were will put, Jack. And any lasting solutions, while entirely possible, must start with responsible leadership in the White House and the Senate. More importantly, mainstream Americans must understand that President Biden does not make or initiate White House decisions regarding economic, domestic or foreign policy. Those decisions are made by the same progressive cabal that acted in unison to obtain his nomination by the Democrat Party and then manufactured out of whole cloth a viable candidate (a la Obama) to campaign and win in heavily populated blue cities and states. And that cabal is committed to making the United States a European clone. Thus, any Biden administration policy directed toward the issues in your newsletter, are being guided by the current geopolitical and economic philosophy of western European countries.
European countries are strong U.S. allies, as we want them to be. But our limited government philosophy and free enterprise economy are far superior to what Europe offers. Let’s hope that U.S. leaders never get over-enamored with the European approach.