by Michael Rubin | National Security Journal | August 1, 2024
A Yemeni soldier trains for combat with the Houthis. (Photo: Mohammed Bash, Shutterstock)
The Biden administration is playing defense. The Iranian government is open about its so-called “Axis of Resistance,” a patchwork of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-sponsored proxy groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and various Iraqi militias, all of which work under loose Iranian direction to advance the Islamic Republic’s goals of exporting revolution, eradicating Israel, and overthrowing moderate Arab states.
Weakness Invites Aggression
During separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was in town to address a Joint Session of Congress, both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris pressured the Israeli leader to wind down the war with Hamas, even if it meant falling short of Israeli goals to release Hamas hostages, including American ones. After the July 31, 2024, assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, Secretary of State Antony Blinken scrambled to distance the United States from the presumptive Israeli operation, and administration officials whispered their frustration that the attack undermined their diplomacy.
The same applies to Hezbollah. In what should be a major scandal, a Hezbollah official claimed on BBC Arabic that Biden administration envoy Amos Hochstein, the point man for Hezbollah, leaked advance notice of Israeli strikes to the terror group. Put another way, Team Biden has another Rob Malley problem. Meanwhile, Hezbollah continues its war against Israel, shooting rockets, missiles, and drones on a daily basis against northern Israeli towns and infrastructure. The July 29 attack on Magdal Shams was unique only in that Hezbollah got lucky from its point of view and killed a dozen children.
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If Trump is elected the Houthis are done with one way or another. The country most hurt is Egypt with the loss of revenue from the Suez Canal.
Iran is pleased with that and if Iran is pleased so is the US Communist party led by Obama, Harris and company.