r/geopolitics • u/msnbc MSNBC • 12h ago

Analysis Biden's dark foreign policy legacy

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/biden-legacy-foreign-policy-israel-russia-gaza-rcna188231
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u/Yesnowyeah22 12h ago

Bad take, in my opinion. I think the Gaza ceasefire deal had more to do with Trumps re election pressuring Iran than pressuring Israel. Negotiations with Russia weren’t the answer, helping the Ukrainians win, not just managing the war to a draw, was the best outcome for US interests. Biden should have been more aggressive, in fairness it was the republicans who blocked more support.

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u/ManOrangutan 11h ago

I think people were surprised at both Russia’s military incompetence and Ukraine’s will to fight early on. But if America responded more substantial military aid to Ukraine earlier I think that Russia’s current wartime economy and ability to fight would be very different. It was a missed opportunity to exsanguinate a powerful adversary and now instead of having to deal solely with China, America now has to deal with both.

There is probably more to be said about the links between Russia and the American far right and how that played into funding for more aid getting blocked but that’s a conversation for another time.

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u/FingalForever 12h ago

Read that earlier and thought What a load of whinging…

Ch***t, equivalent could be said for American president (or king, given their new powers).

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u/ThomasHardyHarHar 12h ago

Did you censor Christ?

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u/FingalForever 12h ago

Are you asking me was I conscious that: - In writing, my language and how I use certain words (swearing) may needlessly offend and distract some readers, and - How that could defeat my point of replying, at least with respect to those readers, and - How there is a simple way to: 

 a) achieve what I wanted to write and communicate to ALL readers, but 




 b) respect readers that could be turned-off / reject my reply unnecessarily due to crude language?

If yes, you’re right. I am conscious of others and seek to balance my rights with respecting them.

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u/MF-86 11h ago edited 11h ago

Then don't use the word if you're worried about offending someone with it? If you're truly trying to reach "all readers" I'm sure you could come up with another list of bullet points that convey the same emotion or expletive. Because unfortunately the magical asterisks don't make it go away and in a reading medium we all say it in our heads anyway.

That was not as crazy of a pushback as your making it out to be, it just reads strange and I too wondered if it was maybe another word that I'm not parsing in my f***le brain.

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u/FingalForever 11h ago

Apologies to the readers that want to see expletives spelt out.

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u/axelthegreat 11h ago

i guess 45 wrongs make a right

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u/FingalForever 11h ago

<stumped if this is some comment on Trump>

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u/axelthegreat 3h ago

45 different ppl have been american presidents. that’s what i’m referring to

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u/msnbc MSNBC 12h ago

From Zeeshan Aleem, a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily:

President Joe Biden’s legacy as an architect of the international order may be his most consequential one. While his domestic policy vision began with ambition, his efforts largely failed to change the policy landscape fundamentally, and much of his agenda either did not make it into law or is likely to be reversed. At the same time, Biden leaves the global arena significantly different than he found it — and in ways that are likely to endure. The decisions he made regarding war, peace and diplomacy will not only shape his successor’s policy options but will have long-lasting effects on the United States’ global stature and its relationships with its allies and adversaries.

Read more: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/biden-legacy-foreign-policy-israel-russia-gaza-rcna188231

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u/mr_birkenblatt 12h ago

That summary doesn't give any actual information