By Ray Cardello for October 14, 2023, Season 22 / Post 31

We know what Joe Biden is doing to us on the home front. We see it at the grocery store, the gas pumps, and our utility bills. We see it is on our credit card and home finance rates. We see it when we finance a car or check our 401K balance. What is more difficult to comprehend is the damage Joe is doing on the international stage. The global impact is not so tangible, and you must look behind the curtains. When you do, you will not like what you see and why he has the lowest approval ratings of any modern-day President.

We see the endless money stream flowing to Ukraine like oil through a pipeline. We know much of that money is being skimmed, and some may even find its way into Biden LLC accounts. We know that China and Russia each pull the strings of the Biden puppet. You will never hear Biden call out China on human rights violations with the Uighurs or demand they stop manufacturing raw Fentanyl made into tablets in Mexico, killing our younger population in Small Towne America. But what is happening with Iran is very subtle, but the entire Administration is covering it up.

First, there is the $6 Billion that the Trump Administration had frozen. Biden unfroze the funds to sweeten the five-for-five prisoner swap in September. Biden and his staff swore the funds could only be used for humanitarian purposes, but Iran said it was their money and they would use it any way they wanted. There were reports yesterday that Biden finally refroze the funds. This action will be a sticking point when we begin negotiations to get our hostages back from Hamas.

Next was the sanctions placed on oil sales by Iran. Biden’s team swears they did not relax restrictions, but how do you explain 400,000 barrels produced in 2020 when we had sanctions and 4 million barrels per day now. Iran has used oil to enrich its balance sheet by over $50 billion. This could not have been accomplished with the sanctions in place and enforced. To say otherwise is a lie and insulting to the American people. Biden’s approach to Iran is very reminiscent of his approach to China. Truth and can never be pointed out for fear you offend a foe.

Whether Hamas out of Gaza or Hezbollah out of Lebanon, neither of these groups would have dared pull off this slap at America and the world without Iran’s blessing. The world is convinced that eliminating Hamas and Hezbollah without cutting off the head (Iran) is fruitless. The conflict is less than a week old, and protests against Israel are increasing globally. Criticism by the media about Israeli military tactics fills the airwaves, as are demands to turn on the water and electricity in Gaza. The world has gone soft and will not have the stomach to witness an urban battle necessary for Israel to satisfy its objective. There will be collateral damage, and that is unacceptable to many. It is a shame these same people were not so vocal when word of children beheaded or entire families left to burn alive in fiery buildings set ablaze by Hamas. War is ugly, and this will be no exception, but we must remind the critics that Hamas threw the first stone, and Israel deserves the right to throw the second. And let’s not forget the dead and captured Americans. Where are our actions to balance those actions?