By F. Andrew Wolf, Jr. ——Bio and Archives--November 23, 2024

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Never a dull day: America’s political culture is ever changing. Currently, we are witnessing a beautifully orchestrated “display” of how one leaves the office of president as a sore loser. After the 2020 election, Donald Trump was defeated and had to vacate the White House to make room for Joe Biden.

In the end, whatever you think about the president-elect, January 6 was a political protest that devolved into a riot. Nothing more, nothing less. It certainly was not an insurrection. For many it was an expression of contempt for Washington establishment elites and their sense of entitlement to everything inside the confines of the ‘Beltway’ – especially power.

And now, with Trump destined to return – even the New York Times is forced to acknowledge that he is not an aberration but a “transformational force.” But the behavior of the outgoing Biden and his loyalists certainly qualifies as a “temper tantrum” of historic proportions. Think Boston Tea Party, but with really cranky 2-year-olds.

They have found a rather tempestuous way of “throwing their toys out of the pram”: the Biden White House – good liberal internationalists all – have found a way of going global with their “anger management” issues. What’s a few malicious accusations like “you’re garbage” or “you're a fascist” going to get you? On the other hand, your legacy is set – if you can risk triggering World War III.

That may be precisely what the Biden administration is doing – after months of refusals – by allowing the regime of Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky to use American ATACMS missiles for strikes into Russia territory. The attitude of NATO-Europe has been muddled. Usually, they fall in line with the US, but there are some signs that this time they might actually find a “backbone” – Biden's folly appears a bit too risky for them. Germany will not – for once – follow the US slavishly.

The “barely-still-chancellor” Olaf Scholz is clinging to his “nein” to deliver long range Taurus cruise missiles to Kiev. France and Britain, too, are reported to be “circumspect,” but will........

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