The fact that the US President Joe Biden administration was caught unprepared for Hamas’ attack on Israel revealed that it was unprepared for the chaos that ensued. The United States now faces a Middle East “confronting a war on the verge of disaster,” demonstrating the failure of policy in the region, he writes Top Retired US Army Colonel Joe Buccino.
According to the author, regular visits to Israel by senior US officials, and then by Biden, at a time of rising tensions, showed the catastrophic failure of Washington’s minimalist policy in the region.
“For two years, Biden and the National Security Council have sought to increase attention to China and Russia while limiting attention to the Middle East. “This was a strategic mistake that seemed likely to lead to a realignment of foreign policy,” the author writes.
According to the documents, the Pentagon, which has withdrawn troops from the region for several years, is in a hurry to bring them back. The text continues: The Biden administration is forced to recognize that the Middle East needs a significant US military presence because the region is “too unstable, important and complex to be left without a strong American hand.”
The author states that the Middle East cannot be left to the periphery of the American strategic vision.
No matter how the current crisis plays out, the United States must ensure that the country remains steadfast in its commitment to stability and peace in the Middle East as it looks to the Indo-Pacific. Buccino concludes that the United States cannot contain Iran and its proxies without a permanent American presence in the Middle East.
Previously Trump harshly criticized Biden’s actions towards Ukraine and Israel.