Thread: President Joe Biden

Such is diplomacy

Diplomacy should always be the winner. “Speak softly and carry a big stick”.

Originally Posted by S Landreth

In fact—our economy created over 6.5 Million new jobs just last year, more jobs created in one year than ever before in the history of America.

to be fair - it was starting from the lowest point in US history

Lazy, arrogant Biden has nothing to offer the free world.

Like most of his speeches, the US President's State of the Union address was incoherent, dull and breathtakingly mind-numbing

NILE GARDINER
2 March 2022 • 9:51am
Nile Gardiner


As Joe Biden entered Congress to deliver his State of the Union speech last night, it was hard to think of a less successful first year for a US president in the modern era. True to form, Biden gave a monumentally unimpressive address, one that fit the myriad failures of his time in office so far. In many respects it was a reminder why the United States is a superpower in decline under the Biden presidency. America’s enemies are emboldened by a weak-kneed president who is the antithesis of Ronald Reagan. America deserves better.

Aside from the opening lines on Ukraine, American leadership in the world barely featured in Biden’s State of the Union speech. Why? Because Biden simply doesn’t lead. The Afghanistan withdrawal was a disaster, China is threatening to invade Taiwan, the Iranians are growing closer to building a nuclear weapon, and the Russians are at the gates of Kyiv. This president has been a massive failure on practically every foreign policy front.




Reagan would have used a moment like this to rally the free world to stand up to Russia and outline a clear course of action to provide immediate support to the Ukrainian people in their hour of need. Joe Biden failed miserably, offering nothing of substance, making former Democratic president Jimmy Carter look like General Patton by comparison.

With the unfolding tragedy in Ukraine, Joe Biden struck the wrong tone tonight with boastful rhetoric on his underwhelming actions. This was an arrogant speech, after an abject lack of US effort to successfully deter a Russian invasion under his watch. It will do nothing to reassure the people of Ukraine. As Russian tanks head towards Kyiv, Biden offered little more than limited sanctions and a ban on Russian planes from US airspace.

President Biden is still failing to lead in crippling the Russian regime. The lofty rhetoric tonight on Ukraine was undermined by weak proposals to hit the Russian economy. No sanctions were announced against Russia’s energy sector, and there was no pledge to stop buying Russian oil, with zero strategic thinking outlined for strengthening US energy independence.

And if you look carefully at Biden’s words on Russia, his language on Putin was strikingly soft. There was limited reference to Putin’s record as a brutal tyrant, and clear hesitation in calling his actions evil or barbaric. Boris Johnson’s approach has been far tougher. This was a cowardly speech on the Russian front that could have been much stronger.

The speech was disappointing on other key foreign policy issues too. It contained no condemnation of China’s Communist rulers, and significantly made no mention of the appalling Uighur genocide. Biden is at heart an appeaser, a president who kowtows to America’s enemies. Like Russia, China has grown stronger under Biden’s watch and more menacing too. Biden consistently fails to acknowledge the immense threat that Communist China poses to the free world, increasingly alongside its Russian partner.

In many respects, this was also a remarkably lazy speech from Joe Biden. His speechwriters rewrote the opening lines on Ukraine, but 90 per cent was tired Left-wing domestic rhetoric, partisan in tone, divisive in substance, and full of empty language. It was one of the most forgettable State of the Union speeches in decades.

Joe Biden simply doesn’t inspire. His speeches are incoherent, exceedingly dull, and breathtakingly mind-numbing. This should have been a moment to rally the free world, not bore it into slumber.


Nile Gardiner is the Director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation.

Jesus you wanker.

Nile Gardiner is the Director of the Margaret Thatcher Center

What's that, the Margaret Thatcher Center for research into milk snatching affairs?

Originally Posted by baldrick

I admire the skill Biden and his administration have displayed during the buildup and continuation of this European crisis.

I do doubt that his administration will get the credit they deserve because the subtlety of their actions will mean that it is not noticed

Such is diplomacy

Agreed, and there is so much going on behind the scenes. Biden has rebuilt the State Deptartment expertise that the prior president-wannabe decapitated.

Originally Posted by beachbound

You’re obviously a regular Faux News viewer, regurgitating Hannity/Tucker Carlson talking points. The US is being infected, for sure, but liberalism isn’t the problem.
The malignant tumor that is the fringe right, is slowly killing the US.

Judging by the quality of the drivel, it's more like he's watching OANN and Newsmax on Youtube.

Originally Posted by taxexile

america is becoming a weak and ineffectual laughing stock

That's because it had four years of a weak and ineffectual laughing stock in charge.

Originally Posted by TaxTwat

infected by people that cannot accept that any other opinions exist, and anyone holding an alternative opinion must be insane and needs to be "cancelled", "no platformed" or ridiculed.

Alternative opinions are fine. It’s the alternative facts where liberals take issue.

For fcuks sake, Republicans can’t even accept differing opinions within their own party. Just ask Liz Cheney, and Adam Kinzinger.

Yeah the party of 'Freedom' and 'Freedom of Speech' doesn't like anyone going off message, especially when it comes to Cult Leaders corruption and attempts to overthrow democracy.

I think that secretly a lot of them yearn to be dominated and subjugated under a dictator type--some sort of Freudian thing.

That is when when they're not busy with modern day booking burnings, sorry, bannings and demanding that kids shouldn't be taught actual history lest it interfere with the God 'n Guns indoctrination. Definitely not a cult though.

The 'Pro Life' Death Cult party perfectly happy with mass shootings and preventable death from diseases and 'Small Govt!' unless it comes to telling women what they can do with their own bodies, who you can/can't marry, what you can/can't learn etc.

Seems most who watched the State of the Union were happy with what President Biden said.

That might upset some. So,…….A review.

Originally Posted by S Landreth

President Biden made his first (of eight) State of the Union address

‘None of us should be fooled’: President Biden’s speech on Russia.

Transcript

Tonight I say to the Russian oligarchs and corrupt leaders who have bilked billions of dollars off this violent regime no more.

The U.S. Department of Justice is assembling a dedicated task force to go after the crimes of Russian oligarchs.

We are joining with our European allies to find and seize your yachts your luxury apartments your private jets. We are coming for your ill-begotten gains.

US offers temporary protected status to Ukrainians to avoid deportation

The Biden administration offered humanitarian relief to Ukrainians in the United States on Thursday, which could protect thousands from being deported to their war-torn homeland.

Ukrainians can remain in the country for up to 18 months under the federal program known as Temporary Protected Status. In order to be eligible for the protection, individuals would have to have been in the US since at least Tuesday.

The administration said the decision was made because of the Russian invasion into Ukraine, which marks the largest conventional military action in Europe since the second world war. The invasion has caused a humanitarian crisis that has caused more than 1 million people to flee.

“Russia’s premeditated and unprovoked attack on Ukraine has resulted in an ongoing war, senseless violence” that has forced Ukrainians “to seek refuge in other countries,” said Alejandro Mayorkas, the US homeland security secretary.

As many as 30,000 Ukrainians in the United States may benefit, according to the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan thinktank.

Pressure had been mounting on the Biden administration from lawmakers from both parties, including the Senate’s top Democrat, to grant the status to Ukrainians following Russia’s invasion of their country.

Bob Menendez, the Democratic senator of New Jersey and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said “after a week of Vladimir Putin’s illegal and ruthless war against the people of Ukraine” it was the right thing to do.

He said he was heartened that “President Biden is once again making clear the United States will not relent in its support for the people of Ukraine in this dark moment in history.”

I have come to the conclusion most Americans are either idiots and/or easily led gullible sheep.

Dead man walking. Politically, that is.

Originally Posted by sabang

Dead man walking. Politically, that is.

I DON'T WANT TRUMP

I DON'T WANT TRUMP

I DON'T WANT TRUMP


... but (self proclaimed) one Term President Biden is looking a little shaky.

I was hoping Harris would have proven herself more capable.

Please Democrats, produce someone who will whip Trump (if he runs) and be a steady and progressive hand on the tiller.

Originally Posted by sabang

Dead man walking. Politically, that is.

All presidents are - two terms, max eight years. Logic.

Barack Obama voiced concerns about Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy and warned allies not to underestimate his ability to “f**k things up”.

Originally Posted by OhOh

NaGastan

15 years on TD and never once put anyone on ignore. Damn tired of your constant childish posting of this silly term. Ignored as of now!

Originally Posted by Norton

Ignored as of now!

Originally Posted by Norton

15 years on TD and never once put anyone on ignore. Damn tired of your constant childish posting of this silly term. Ignored as of now!

Well like the rest of the four wanketeers, he is retarded, so what do you expect?

Originally Posted by OhOh

Biden’s summit with Southeast Asian leaders postponed

Visit by ASEAN ministers shows willingness to cooperate with China rather than serving US interests


By Zhang Changyue Published: Mar 28, 2022 11:41 PM


"The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday that foreign ministers from Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Myanmar will visit China from Thursday to Sunday at the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

The upcoming visit of the four foreign ministers from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) not only reflect China’s intimate relations with its neighboring countries, but the high expectation from all sides to promote China-ASEAN cooperation, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a regular press conference on Monday.

“As important ASEAN members, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Myanmar are China’s friendly neighbors and important partners in promoting high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. China has kept in contact with ASEAN members to deepen cooperation on anti-pandemic measures and development restoration since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Wang emphasized.

Earlier in March, the planned special summit between the US and ASEAN from March 28 to March 29 was reportedly postponed.

To visit China while delaying the meeting with the US shows ASEAN’s willingness to talk with China rather than the US, experts said.

“While the former truly and sincerely helps them boost economic development and solve practical problems through win-win cooperation, the latter doesn’t really care about their current situations but just wants to use them to contain China without bringing them tangible benefit. Obviously, ASEAN members know that,” Qian Feng, director of the research department at the National Strategy Institute at Tsinghua University, told the Global Times on Monday.

Wang talked about China’s expectations for the visit, saying China wishes to work with ASEAN to implement the results and common understanding reached last year at the special summit of the 30th anniversary of China-ASEAN Dialogue Relations and to promote global development initiatives.

“China will also fully exchange views with the ministers on the current regional and international situation, infusing more positive energy into regional stability and world prosperity,” Wang added.

Experts also mentioned that ASEAN tried to avoid the meeting with the US partly because of the Ukraine crisis. “ASEAN doesn’t want to choose the US side on the Ukraine crisis, which it believes would only add more tension that could escalate the situation,” Qian added."

Visit by ASEAN ministers shows willingness to cooperate with China rather than serving US interests - Global Times