Middle East
Biden sees the overthrow of Assad as a success of his foreign policy
Joe Biden is about to leave the White House. When working on his political legacy, he also takes into account the recent upheaval in Syria.
The outgoing US President Joe Biden also sees the overthrow of Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad as a consequence of his own foreign policy. “Assad’s main supporters were Iran, Hezbollah and Russia,” Biden said in a speech at the White House. Recently, however, their support collapsed, “because all three are much weaker today than they were when I took office.”
The overthrow of Assad was a “fundamental act of justice,” the Democrat continued. In the end, neither Russia nor Iran nor Hezbollah would have been able to defend the “vile regime” in Syria. This is a direct result of the blows that Ukraine and Israel dealt against them with great support from the USA.
A high-ranking US government official also tried to make this connection: It is impossible not to place what is happening in Syria in the context of Biden’s decisions to support Ukraine in the fight against Russia – and Israel in the fight against Iran and Hezbollah . “Assad was effectively abandoned because his only friends – Iran, Hezbollah and Russia – were no longer able to help him,” the US official said.
Biden leaves office on January 20th and then hands over power to Republican Donald Trump.
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Source: Stern
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