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My formal education was at the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. I graduated with a B.S degree in International Relations. The education was for someone who wanted to become a foreign service officer in the U.S. Department of State. I was gradated in 1960. Bill Clinton was graduated seven years later. What Biden has done in foreign affairs Is basically contrary to everything that is known to successfully engage in the conduct of foreign policy. The biggest critic of his ability to screw things up is Obama. On domestic policy, Biden is equal to FDR. We have been blessed with what he has accomplished as president in this area.
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Biden has committed one of the biggest geopolitical mistakes in all of history. He has no geopolitical savvy. He rushed headlong into supporting Israel, not giving one thought to the ramifications of doing so. He even boasts he is a Zionist. I fear that the Middle East leaders will agree to a strategy that will rock the entire world and directly threaten the U.S. and its real allies, which does not include Israel. How is Israel an ally of the U.S.? How does it serve our national interest? One thing the leaders may agree on is to halt the sale of oil to the U.S. and its real allies unless Israel withdraws immediately from Gaza. Anything is on the table. Who knows that could happen in the coming days? All the goodwill of America built up over centuries is being extinguished maybe forever, and all because we are the patron of Israel, who uses us for its own purposes. Those backing the Palestinians have supersonic missiles that could hit the two American battleships stationed off Lebanon. They could be destroyed in minutes even though they have anti-missile capability because of the short notice action.
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WHO chief says a child is killed every 10 minutes in Gaza The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has described the situation on the ground in Gaza, from hospitals conducting operations without anaesthetics to the fact that a child is killed every 10 minutes. “Nowhere and no one is safe,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the UN security council on Friday. Gaza’s health system “is on its knees”, he said. He said there have been more than 250 attacks on health centres in Gaza and 25 in Israel since the start of the conflict last month. More than 100 UN colleagues have been killed. Half of the 36 hospitals in Gaza and two-thirds of its primary healthcare centers were not functioning, he said. Those that were operating were way beyond their capacities, he said.
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‘Aliens,’ or a foreign power? Pentagon UFO chief says someone is in our backyard | The Hill
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Wall Street Journal article today: "EV Makers Resort to Discounts to Combat Waning Demand" "Buyers wanting to get a bargain on a new car might consider an electric vehicle. As sales have slowed for battery-powered models, automakers and dealers are slashing prices and piling on discounts to clear out unsold inventory. Some automakers, such as Hyundai Motor and Ford Motor, are offering this month cash rebates as high as $7,500 on some models. Others are resorting to aggressive lease deals that offer cheaper monthly payments or shorter contracts lengths to attract buyers. Many car companies are offering low-interest rate promotions to make EVs more affordable."
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‘Handed a death sentence’: UK doctor forced to return to Gaza from Egypt | Israel-Hamas war | The Guardian From the article: “I feel like a second class citizen. They dealt with Ukrainians and Afghans better than us. Speaking through tears, he said he was concerned not just for himself but the thousands of Palestinians who had been killed. He asked: “How can anyone be so heartless as to say the number dead is not accurate. I think the number is understated. There are so many in the rubble. I have been to the hospitals. I know how they work and most medical services have been stopped. People with heart attacks are not being treated. I think the death toll is much higher.”