Biden’s silence on Iran is all the proof you need that his ‘fight for democracy’ is a naked political con-trick

President Joe Biden has been silent on the unrest in Iran.
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“There’s going to be some penalties for what they’ve carried out with Russia,” Joe Biden thundered to Jake Tapper. Eventually, the president is getting robust on Iran!

No, wait: He meant the Saudi oil-production lower — not the weapons of demise and destruction Tehran has been promoting Russia, kamikaze drones and (quickly) missiles for Vladimir Putin to make use of in his determined atrocity marketing campaign towards Ukraine’s civilians. 

On that, the chief of the free world is silent. 

And silent even as Iran is aflame with righteous fury towards the regime. Protesters set the infamous Evin Jail ablaze; brave younger ladies are refusing to bend earlier than the oppressive gender guidelines the mullahs implement and risking demise within the course of as protests sparked by the killing of a teen woman proceed to unfold. 

For all his public speak of preventing the foes of democracy, the president certain appears shy about actually getting robust on Iran for arming Putin (or making an attempt to kill or kidnap individuals on American soil, for that matter). The fearless younger opponents of Tehran put him to disgrace.

We will guess the rationale: The president and his foreign-policy cadre nonetheless entertain hopes of resurrecting some model of the disastrous 2015 nuclear deal, which might finally grant efficient legitimacy to Iranian nukes. 

Biden’s silence is all of the extra repulsive and cowardly right here as a result of one of many most important causes that deal was so harmful (other than the truth that it could have finally kind of legitimized Iranian nuclear weapons) was exactly as a result of it did nothing to cease Iran from killing and maiming overseas, precisely as it's now doing in Ukraine and elsewhere.

It’s clear the one factor that stirs Biden to motion are threats to his personal electoral prospects (like fuel costs leaping if the Saudis clamp down on the nozzle). Individuals risking their lives to defend democracy, like Iran’s protesters, go away him detached.