Views & Opinions — Why Biden can’t and won’t support a winning strategy for Ukraine and Israel

View Online  Views & Opinions Views & Opinions One Key Op-ed  Crickets from Washington With an eye on November, the Biden White House has become paralyzed with fear in its approach to both Ukraine and the Middle East, write Mark Toth and Jonathan Sweet. Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images Ukraine is fighting a war for its existence and U.S. forces are being attacked by Iran in the Middle East.   "Unfortunately," the authors write, "Biden has no answer to any of this, outside of November politics."   Biden's political calculation is that confronting Russia will lead to a dangerous escalation and that only a ceasefire in Gaza will allow him to avoid the wrath of pro-Palestinian voters in Michigan and other swing states.   "But negotiations and ceasefires do not usually resolve conflicts. They merely prolong the inevitable," write Sweet, a retired colonel, and Toth, a national security analyst.   "Biden should be supporting winning strategies in Ukraine and Israel, not just in Michigan."   Read the op-ed at TheHill.com. Welcome to The Hill's Views & Opinions newsletter, it's Friday, May 3. I'm Daniel Allott, bringing together a collection of key opinion pieces published from a wide range of voices. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here. Other Points of View  Op-eds exploring key issues affecting the U.S. and world: The massive constitutional implications of the Idaho abortion case By Kimberly Wehle, author of "How to Read the Constitution — and Why" The Idaho case raises the question of whether states with stringent abortion laws can nonetheless dump patients on other states that allow physicians to terminate pregnancies in order to protect the mother's health.  Read Here Here's what I saw during my visit to Columbia University By Mike Lawler, U.S. representative (R-N.Y.) Just a week ago, I joined [other members of Congress] at Columbia University to hear directly from Jewish students and to meet with members of Columbia's administration. What I heard shocked me.  Read Here Is Trump on track to blow the election (again)?    By Keith Naughton, political consultant Trump should be cruising to an easy victory, but his character flaws are holding him back. Facing the weakest president since James Buchanan, is it possible for Trump to blow it again?   Read Here Ukraine is outmanned, outgunned and outmaneuvered — should they give up?  By Patrick Drennan, New Zealand-based journalist Overall, Russia has significant logistical and strategic advantage. Most, but not all, outliers favor Russia. So, should Ukraine give up? If your country were invaded, but was still in the fight, would you?   Read Here Quick Takes  Opinions related to pivotal issues and figures in the news: I attended Columbia University — I don't recognize it today Biden's worst-case economic scenario is unfolding at the worst possible time The Pentagon is lying about UFOs Biden finally breaks his silence on the campus riots — but he's still hedging his bets   You're all caught up. See you next time!  Views expressed by contributors are theirs and not the opinion of The Hill. Interested in submitting an op-ed? Click here.  Check out The Hill's Opinion section online for the latest and take a moment to view our other topical products 📩 Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  1625 K Street NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20006 Copyright © 1998 - 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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