President Joe Biden warned Israelis not to be “consumed” by “rage” in the aftermath of the brutal Hamas terror attacks that killed more than 1,400 and wounded thousands more, many of whom were civilians.
Biden traveled to Tel Aviv on Wednesday to meet with Israeli leaders and warned in a prepared speech that being “consumed” by the rage they were feeling could lead to costly mistakes — mistakes like the ones he said the United States made in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks.
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Pres. Biden cautions Israel to not be "consumed" by rage following Hamas attack.
"After 9/11, we were enraged in the United States. While we sought justice and got justice, we also made mistakes." https://t.co/QKqge1H0Ok pic.twitter.com/rcV3qvPxlX
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 18, 2023
“I caution this: while you feel that rage, don’t be consumed by it,” Biden said in his remarks. “After 9/11, we were enraged in the United States. While we sought justice and got justice, we also made mistakes.”
Biden went on to say that he was “the first U.S. President to visit Israel in a time of war,” adding, “I’ve made wartime decisions. I know the choices are never clear or easy for leadership. There’s always cost, but it requires being deliberate. It requires asking very hard questions. It requires clarity about the objectives and an honest assessment about whether the path you’re on will achieve those objectives.”
While many praised Biden’s words, there were those who saw them as only words – and noted that, when presented with his own “wartime decisions,” Biden had often made the wrong ones.
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“This is an astonishing statement from the president who oversaw the debacle in Afghanistan —his major ‘wartime’ decision as POTUS. Remember Secretary Gates warning about President Biden: He’s been wrong about every major foreign policy issue for more than four decades,” radio host Hugh Hewitt said in a post to X.
This is an astonishing statement from the president who oversaw the debacle in Afghanistan —his major “wartime” decision as POTUS. Remember Secretary Gates warning about President Biden: He’s been wrong about every major foreign policy issue for more than four decades. https://t.co/TiIxFAYwU9
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) October 18, 2023
Others have pointed out on multiple occasions over the last ten days that President Biden’s other foreign policy decisions — namely moves in an effort to eventually broker a deal with Iran — had likely fostered an environment that was ripe for renewed attacks on not just Israel but the United States as well.