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Biden's Mideast Policy Has Been 'Disaster,' Former UK Envoy to Syria Says
Biden's Mideast Policy Has Been 'Disaster,' Former UK Envoy to Syria Says
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Outgoing President Joe Biden’s Middle East policy has been disastrous, undermining the US’s global standing due to its blind support for Israel and driving regional adversaries ever closer together, former UK Ambassador to Syria Peter Ford told Sputnik. Ford noted that Biden's "one sensible policy," withdrawal from Afghanistan, was the one on which he has drawn the most flak from the "Washington warmongering establishment." Any predictions about incoming President Donald Trump's policies "can only be guesses," Ford continued. His picks for Middle East-related posts suggest he may "double down" on Biden's mistakes, but Trump could still "surprise on the upside," according to Ford. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday that the involvement of Trump’s team had been "absolutely critical" in reaching the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas in the final week of Biden's presidency. Trump had previously warned that there would be "all hell to pay in the Middle East" unless the hostages taken during the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel were released before his inauguration.
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Biden's Mideast Policy Has Been 'Disaster,' Former UK Envoy to Syria Says
08:49 20.01.2025 (Updated: 10:42 20.01.2025) WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Biden's Middle East policies could have been regarded as successful if "the sole yardstick was advancing Israel's interests." Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas have been humbled, and Syria has undergone a regime change, the veteran UK diplomat noted in an interview with Sputnik.
Outgoing President Joe Biden’s Middle East policy has been
disastrous, undermining the US’s global standing due to its blind support for Israel and driving regional adversaries ever closer together, former UK Ambassador to Syria Peter Ford told
Sputnik.
"Judged, however, by the yardstick of advancing American interests, Biden has been a disaster. The standing of the US in the eyes of the world, on account of its blinkered support for genocide in Gaza, has never been lower. Its adversaries have never drawn closer together. An opportunity to avoid conflict with Iran by resurrecting Obama's deal was squandered," Ford said.
Ford noted that Biden's "one sensible policy," withdrawal from Afghanistan, was the one on which he has drawn the most flak from the "Washington warmongering establishment."
Any predictions about incoming President Donald Trump's policies
"can only be guesses," Ford continued.
His picks for Middle East-related posts suggest he may "double down" on Biden's mistakes, but Trump could still "surprise on the upside," according to Ford.
"Who better to deliver some sharp messages to Israel than its biggest supporters? We may be seeing the first fruits of this, with Netanyahu settling for a Gaza ceasefire now rather than risk having his arm twisted by Trump," Ford said.
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday that the involvement of Trump’s team had been "absolutely critical" in reaching the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas in the final week of Biden's presidency.
Trump had previously warned that there would be "all hell to pay in the Middle East" unless the hostages taken during the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel were released before his inauguration.
