What are Biden's foreign policies?

[Fogdog]

Eff Dictator wannabe Trump, the boring bloviator and has been. This is about Biden's administration. But if Trump lovers want to carp about Biden's foreign polices because "Trump was better", let's hear it. Let's hear your complaints about how Biden is screwing up.

Please try to stay factual but I know that supporters of totalitarians don't have a good grasp of that. Your dear leader keeps making up reality. A different day, a different reality! In which case, thanks in advance for the comedic relief.

Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken

Who is this guy? All I know about him is from Wikipedia:



From Wikipedia:

Son of NYC businessman (investment banker) and US ambassador to Hungary (1994-1997)
Graduated from Harvard 1984, earned law degree (JD) from Columbia University, 1988
Held positions in and out of government, :

1994-2001 Member of the National Security council under Bill Clinton, 1994-2001
2003-2008 Staff director to the Senate Foreign Relations Commission

• helped draft Biden's policy positions that supported US war against Iraq

2009-2017 held various roles in the Obama administration including Deputy of National Security and Deputy Secretary of State.

• had his hands in policies affecting Afghanistan, Iraq
• supported US intervention in Libya.
• Also supported Saudi operations against Yemen

What I see is a traditional Richie Rich born with silver spoon in his mouth. A member of the coddled "meritocracy", the same social and economic class that sired Brett Kavanaugh. Blinken has been up to his elbows in the carnage wrecked upon the middle east. Also a person with deep experience in foreign affairs. Also has worked for and with Biden for decades. Also has been pretty much untainted by scandals or accusations of corruption.

This guy is not the kind of person so-called Progressives would choose. Nor is he anything like the soon to be forgotten Secretary(s) of State during Trump's term.

With this guy as Biden's choice, where is the US headed in terms of foreign policies? Agree, disagree, like or hate it, it's going to be a very different ride for the next four years.

 

[srh88]

Drone into submission! Just kidding I hope

 

[DIY-HP-LED]

Joe wants to deal with MBS the old fashioned way, have the CIA stage a coup in Saudi and let them cut the fuckers head off. MBS is not liked nearly as much in Saudi as Donald is in America and has many royal enemies. Leave Joe alone about being "soft on Saudi", Joe is an old fashioned kinda guy! I'm pretty sure the idea might have occurred to MBS too, he should be paranoid about it, I would be!

 

[PadawanWarrior]

I don't think Joe even knows.

 

[DIY-HP-LED]

I don't think Joe even knows.

Trump has the IQ of 78, not Joe, he might stutter a bit, but no Trump word salad of meaningless drivel made for morons. Biden is highly intelligent and not the least bit senile, he's an experienced pro and it shows in the good job he's doing. 68% approval ain't bad, Trump never broke 50% popularity on his best day. Joe cares, has a plan and the top notch team to carry it out.

 

[Fogdog]

I don't think Joe even knows.

Oh, I don't know if he does or doesn't Padafool, I mean, @PadawanWarrior (lulz at that macho title you give yourself). I bet the third policy position listed below gets you all chocked up with rage. After all, if you had your way, Trump would have already ended democracy in the US.

Why do you support traitors? Is it because you are such a loser that you have to drag everybody down with your infected broke ass?

Still, though, reading what has been put down as a plan makes me so appreciative of Biden compared to the blank slate and chaos that came from Trump's administration.

A Foreign Policy for the American People - United States Department of State

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning. My fellow Americans, five weeks ago I was sworn in as your Secretary of State. My job is to represent the United States to the world, to fight for the interests and values of the American people. When President Biden asked me to serve, he made sure that I...

www.state.gov

Eight foreign policy objectives

President Biden has pledged to lead with diplomacy because it’s the best way to deal with today’s challenges. At the same time, we’ll make sure that we continue to have the world’s most powerful armed forces. Our ability to be effective diplomats depends in no small measure on the strength of our military.

And in everything we do, we’ll look not only to make progress on short-term problems, but also to address their root causes and lay the groundwork for our long-term strength. As the President says, to not only build back, but build back better.

So here’s our plan.

First, we will stop COVID-19 and strengthen global health security.

The pandemic has defined lives – our lives – for more than a year. To beat it back, we need governments, scientists, businesses, and communities around the world working together. None of us will be fully safe until the majority of the world is immune because as long as the virus is replicating, it could mutate into new strains that find their way back to America. So we need to work closely with partners to keep the global vaccination effort moving forward.

Second, we will turn around the economic crisis and build a more stable, inclusive global economy.

The pandemic has caused unemployment to surge around the world. Nearly every country on earth is now in a recession. The pandemic also laid bare inequalities that have defined life for millions of Americans for a long time. So we’ve got a double challenge: to protect Americans from a lengthy downturn, and to make sure the global economy delivers security and opportunity for as many Americans as possible in the long term.

To do that, we need to pass the right policies at home, like the relief package the President is pushing hard for right now, while working to manage the global economy so it truly benefits the American people. And by that, I don’t just mean a bigger GDP or a rising stock market; for many American households, those measures don’t mean much. I mean good jobs, good incomes, and lower household costs for American workers and their families.

Third, we will renew democracy, because it’s under threat.

A new report from the independent watchdog group Freedom House is sobering. Authoritarianism and nationalism are on the rise around the world. Governments are becoming less transparent and have lost the trust of the people. Elections are increasingly flashpoints for violence. Corruption is growing. And the pandemic has accelerated many of these trends.

But the erosion of democracy is not only happening in other places. It’s also happening here in the United States. Disinformation is rampant here. Structural racism and inequality make life worse for millions. Our elected leaders were targeted in the violent siege of the Capitol just two months ago. And more broadly, Americans are increasingly polarized – and the institutions that exist to help us manage our differences, so our democracy can continue to function, are under strain.

Fourth, we will work to create a humane and effective immigration system.

Strong borders are fundamental to our national security, and laws are the bedrock of our democracy. But we also need a diplomatic, and just plain decent, solution to the fact that year after year, people from other countries risk everything to try to make it here. We need to address the root causes that drive so many people to flee their homes. And so we’ll work closely with other countries, especially our neighbors in Central America, to help them deliver better physical security and economic opportunity so people don’t feel like migrating is the only way out and up.

Fifth, we will revitalize our ties with our allies and partners. Our alliances are what the military calls force multipliers. They’re our unique asset. We get so much more done with them than we could without them. So we’re making a big push right now to reconnect with our friends and allies, and to reinvent partnerships that were built years ago so they’re suited to today’s and tomorrow’s challenges. That includes countries in Europe and Asia that have been our closest friends for decades, as well as old and new partners in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.

Sixth, we will tackle the climate crisis and drive a green energy revolution. Maybe you live in California, where wildfires get worse every year. Or the Midwest, where farmland keeps flooding. Or the Southeast, where communities have been destroyed by stronger and more frequent storms. The climate crisis is endangering all of us, and costing us more by the month. We can’t fix it alone. The United States produces 15 percent of the world’s carbon pollution. That’s a lot, and we badly need to get that number down. But even if we brought it down to zero, we wouldn’t solve the crisis, because the rest of the world is producing the other 85 percent.

Seventh, we will secure our leadership in technology. A global technology revolution is now underway. The world’s leading powers are racing to develop and deploy new technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing that could shape everything about our lives – from where get energy, to how we do our jobs, to how wars are fought. We want America to maintain our scientific and technological edge, because it’s critical to us thriving in the 21st century economy.

Eighth, we will manage the biggest geopolitical test of the 21st century: our relationship with China.

Several countries present us with serious challenges, including Russia, Iran, North Korea. And there are serious crises we have to deal with, including in Yemen, Ethiopia, and Burma.

But the challenge posed by China is different. China is the only country with the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to seriously challenge the stable and open international system – all the rules, values, and relationships that make the world work the way we want it to, because it ultimately serves the interests and reflects the values of the American people.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Trump has the IQ of 78, not Joe, he might stutter a bit, but no Trump word salad of meaningless drivel made for morons. Biden is highly intelligent and not the least bit senile, he's an experienced pro and it shows in the good job he's doing. 68% approval ain't bad, Trump never broke 50% popularity on his best day. Joe cares, has a plan and the top notch team to carry it out.

If he's so smart why can't he speak for himself. He didn't want to debate and only took a few questions that he was prepared for from leftist news media. I'm sorry, but I think the guy is a slow idiot.

 

[DIY-HP-LED]

If he's so smart why can't he speak for himself. He didn't want to debate and only took a few questions that he was prepared for from leftist news media. I'm sorry, but I think the guy is a slow idiot.

And you think Trump is a stable genius.

 

[mooray]

Didn't Trump refuse to debate?

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Oh, I don't know if he does or doesn't Padafool, I mean, @PadawanWarrior (lulz at that macho title you give yourself). I bet the third policy position listed below gets you all chocked up with rage. After all, if you had your way, Trump would have already ended democracy in the US.

Why do you support traitors? Is it because you are such a loser that you have to drag everybody down with your infected broke ass?

Still, though, reading what has been put down as a plan makes me so appreciative of Biden compared to the blank slate and chaos that came from Trump's administration.

A Foreign Policy for the American People - United States Department of State

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning. My fellow Americans, five weeks ago I was sworn in as your Secretary of State. My job is to represent the United States to the world, to fight for the interests and values of the American people. When President Biden asked me to serve, he made sure that I...

www.state.gov

Eight foreign policy objectives

President Biden has pledged to lead with diplomacy because it’s the best way to deal with today’s challenges. At the same time, we’ll make sure that we continue to have the world’s most powerful armed forces. Our ability to be effective diplomats depends in no small measure on the strength of our military.

And in everything we do, we’ll look not only to make progress on short-term problems, but also to address their root causes and lay the groundwork for our long-term strength. As the President says, to not only build back, but build back better.

So here’s our plan.

First, we will stop COVID-19 and strengthen global health security.

The pandemic has defined lives – our lives – for more than a year. To beat it back, we need governments, scientists, businesses, and communities around the world working together. None of us will be fully safe until the majority of the world is immune because as long as the virus is replicating, it could mutate into new strains that find their way back to America. So we need to work closely with partners to keep the global vaccination effort moving forward.

Second, we will turn around the economic crisis and build a more stable, inclusive global economy.

The pandemic has caused unemployment to surge around the world. Nearly every country on earth is now in a recession. The pandemic also laid bare inequalities that have defined life for millions of Americans for a long time. So we’ve got a double challenge: to protect Americans from a lengthy downturn, and to make sure the global economy delivers security and opportunity for as many Americans as possible in the long term.

To do that, we need to pass the right policies at home, like the relief package the President is pushing hard for right now, while working to manage the global economy so it truly benefits the American people. And by that, I don’t just mean a bigger GDP or a rising stock market; for many American households, those measures don’t mean much. I mean good jobs, good incomes, and lower household costs for American workers and their families.

Third, we will renew democracy, because it’s under threat.

A new report from the independent watchdog group Freedom House is sobering. Authoritarianism and nationalism are on the rise around the world. Governments are becoming less transparent and have lost the trust of the people. Elections are increasingly flashpoints for violence. Corruption is growing. And the pandemic has accelerated many of these trends.

But the erosion of democracy is not only happening in other places. It’s also happening here in the United States. Disinformation is rampant here. Structural racism and inequality make life worse for millions. Our elected leaders were targeted in the violent siege of the Capitol just two months ago. And more broadly, Americans are increasingly polarized – and the institutions that exist to help us manage our differences, so our democracy can continue to function, are under strain.

Fourth, we will work to create a humane and effective immigration system.

Strong borders are fundamental to our national security, and laws are the bedrock of our democracy. But we also need a diplomatic, and just plain decent, solution to the fact that year after year, people from other countries risk everything to try to make it here. We need to address the root causes that drive so many people to flee their homes. And so we’ll work closely with other countries, especially our neighbors in Central America, to help them deliver better physical security and economic opportunity so people don’t feel like migrating is the only way out and up.

Fifth, we will revitalize our ties with our allies and partners. Our alliances are what the military calls force multipliers. They’re our unique asset. We get so much more done with them than we could without them. So we’re making a big push right now to reconnect with our friends and allies, and to reinvent partnerships that were built years ago so they’re suited to today’s and tomorrow’s challenges. That includes countries in Europe and Asia that have been our closest friends for decades, as well as old and new partners in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.

Sixth, we will tackle the climate crisis and drive a green energy revolution. Maybe you live in California, where wildfires get worse every year. Or the Midwest, where farmland keeps flooding. Or the Southeast, where communities have been destroyed by stronger and more frequent storms. The climate crisis is endangering all of us, and costing us more by the month. We can’t fix it alone. The United States produces 15 percent of the world’s carbon pollution. That’s a lot, and we badly need to get that number down. But even if we brought it down to zero, we wouldn’t solve the crisis, because the rest of the world is producing the other 85 percent.

Seventh, we will secure our leadership in technology. A global technology revolution is now underway. The world’s leading powers are racing to develop and deploy new technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing that could shape everything about our lives – from where get energy, to how we do our jobs, to how wars are fought. We want America to maintain our scientific and technological edge, because it’s critical to us thriving in the 21st century economy.

Eighth, we will manage the biggest geopolitical test of the 21st century: our relationship with China.

Several countries present us with serious challenges, including Russia, Iran, North Korea. And there are serious crises we have to deal with, including in Yemen, Ethiopia, and Burma.

But the challenge posed by China is different. China is the only country with the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to seriously challenge the stable and open international system – all the rules, values, and relationships that make the world work the way we want it to, because it ultimately serves the interests and reflects the values of the American people.

Not that it matters, but I made the name as a joke. I tried Young Grasshopper first but it was taken. I don't really care what you fools think though.

That's funny. I'm broke now too, lol?

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Didn't Trump refuse to debate?

You got that totally backwards smart guy. Who locked themselves in a basement? Oh that's right it was Hiden Biden.

 

[DIY-HP-LED]

If he's so smart why can't he speak for himself. He didn't want to debate and only took a few questions that he was prepared for from leftist news media. I'm sorry, but I think the guy is a slow idiot.

He's up to 2.2 million vaccinations a day, and just got a stimulus package through that Goldman sacks predicts will lead to almost 8% growth this year. Joe is only 40 some days in and lot's of good shit is getting done, next big thing is HR-1.

 

[Wattzzup]

The difference is Joe is speaking with actions. He was working on how to fix the country not how to win a debate. Maybe if trump would have spent 5 minutes on something besides himself we wouldn’t be in the hole we are in.

I love that Republicans are irritated. This is a win win.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

He's up to 2.2 million vaccinations a day, and just got a stimulus package through that Goldman sacks predicts will lead to almost 8% growth this year. Joe is only 40 some days in and lot's of good shit is getting done, next big thing is HR-1.

You can thank Trump for all this actually, but you guy's can't and don't want to understand this so I won't try.

 

[mooray]

You got that totally backwards smart guy. Who locked themselves in a basement? Oh that's right it was Hiden Biden.

Trump refused the virtual debate and Trump's nickname is "bunkerbitch" for a reason. I'm not saying Biden is awesome, but that fatshit twitter princess you're drunk on is a real piece of work.

 

[Wattzzup]

The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House,"

Trump administration had no coronavirus vaccine distribution plan - White House

There was no distribution plan for the coronavirus vaccine set up by the Trump administration as the virus raged in its last months in office, new President Joe Biden's chief of staff, Ron Klain, said on Sunday.

mobile.reuters.com

 

[srh88]

You can thank Trump for all this actually, but you guy's can't and don't want to understand this so I won't try.

No. Because you're full of shit. Only credit trump gets is fucking it up this bad. You guys are broken. It really is amazing.

Trump refused the virtual debate and Trump's nickname is "bunkerbitch" for a reason. I'm not saying Biden is awesome, but that fatshit twitter princess you're drunk on is a real piece of work.

Don't use facts, that's not fair

 

[DIY-HP-LED]

You can thank Trump for all this actually, but you guy's can't and don't want to understand this so I won't try.

Yeah, he's doing as good a job with the republican party as he did with America, the thing is he never had full power over America. Trump skated on Obama's economy for almost 4 years, till he fucked it up with his covid non response and 500,000 deaths, that's what Trump is responsible for, mass murder and mass bullshit.

 

[Wattzzup]

What a failure Trump was. What a failure to democracy, and this country Trump supporters are.

 

[srh88]

Yeah, he's doing as good a job with the republican party as he did with America, the thing is he never had full power over America. Trump skated on Obama's economy for almost 4 years, till he fucked it up with his covid non response and 500,000 deaths, that what Trump is responsible for, mass murder and mass bullshit.

This. He rode Obamas wave then went into chaos when it ended. He will easily go down the worst president in history who accomplished absolutely nothing and cried the whole time