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On my last day following a long sojourn abroad, I met a wonderful woman from North Dallas, had dinner with her, and memorized her email address.

When I arrived home the next day, I emailed her to see if she had had a decent trip back. A couple of minutes later, my email bounced back to me as undeliverable. Realizing my mistake of failing to write down her email address or the spelling of her last name, over several weeks I tried numerous alternative methods at length for finding that information, but with no success.

I had not handled it right and I could not later correct the mistake. You’ve long heard the phrase by the late, legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, “If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” I would add, will you have the opportunity to correct the damage done or even to try again?

Macro Level Bungles

It’s hard to even imagine the frustration and problems for all of us considering the never-ending missteps we watch every day from our president!

Biden and company have engaged in macro-level failures for nearly three years now. Their repeated failures to take early appropriate steps, domestically and internationally, has had serious ramifications for the nation and the world.

In chain-like fashion, their ineptness, unintentional and intentional, has spun out of control and led to one unpalatable situation after another. Then they spend untold labor hours and multi-billions of dollars, not to mention American lives, seeking to correct what they could not get right in the first place.

The disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan caused the loss of American lives and $85 billion dollars worth of military equipment to the Taliban. This ‘gift’ is ultimately finding its way to our enemies throughout the region and, arguably, globally. It also has signaled to the rest of the world, particularly Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, as well as to Hamas, Hezbollah, and Islamic Jihad, that American military effectiveness is questionable.

As a result of not adequately planning the withdrawal from Afghanistan, as President Trump had already outlined, the Biden Administration has been scrambling ever since. Following our Afghanistan withdrawal Russia’s invasion of Ukraine under a false pretext, and the resulting multi-billions we have spent propping up Ukraine, are major unfortunate results.

Middle East Madness

Another result of our ineptness is the spate of attacks, now several dozen, on U.S. Armed Forces throughout the Middle East following the barbaric Hamas attack on Israel.

China’s forays into the Middle East and its support of Iran further imperil Israel and, by extension, the U.S. In considering the Biden Administration, China is emboldened. They are in partnership with Russia ostensibly for one reason: to hasten our declining power. They have ramped up spying on us via “weather balloons,” university “research centers,” exchange “students,” industrial spying, and, of late, the influx of more than 17,000 Chinese nationals at our southern border – all single men of military age.

Because the Biden Administration intentionally has not secured the southern border it has subjected American citizens to crime, fentanyl addiction, and massive numbers of deaths, as well as bursting federal, state, and municipal budgets in the attempt to house, feed, and safeguard swarming numbers of illegal immigrants.

Biden’s porous border policies have invited terrorists, weakened any notion of U.S. homeland security, heightened child trafficking, accelerated drug cartel activity, and aided gang-related connections throughout our county.

Poor Planning, Execution and Follow Up

Across the board, in examining the policies and programs of the Biden Administration and how poorly they’ve been designed and initiated, it is now apparent that everything they do today represents one attempted, hopeless ‘correction’ after another.

These attempted corrections are long drawn out, invariably with no end in sight. Whether it is on the world stage or domestically, each boondoggle after another leads to protracted, expensive, questionable attempts to resolve what didn’t need to occur in the first place.

It is not an exaggeration: the entire Biden Administration is the picture of futility and incompetence, mixed with corruption and persecution of its political opponents. This is no way to run a country or display to the world how an effective representative republic operates. It is no way to deter our enemies from taking bold steps. It is no way to guide us safely into the future.

Indeed, the entire world is now less safe.

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The worst attack on Israel in decades caught Israel, the United States, and the world by surprise. The extent of the attack and the tools of war used give every indication that Iran was involved both in supplying the weapons and in the timing of the attack. At least 700 citizens, including the elderly and children, have been killed and hostages have been taken into Gaza. Hezbollah has initiated limited attacks in the North. Israel will do what it has to do to free their citizens and reclaim the land taken. Israel has responded with attacks into Gaza. They have asked citizens to flee from the Gaza border areas and has indicated that it has every right to unleash a devastating response on those responsible.

There has been discussions about how intelligence could have missed indications of the attack. Since Americans have been killed and others have been taken hostage, the US has begun moving resources into the area and offered support to Israel. There is also discussion on what has contributed to this attack. Israel claims it was unprovoked. But there are many factors that have already been noted.

Biden’s negotiations with Iran have taken off sanctions, allowed them to sell their oil, and agreed to free up billions of dollars of Iranian funds in exchange for hostages. Those funds weren’t needed for this attack; Iran has been rearming Hamas for years. Unless the US moves to freeze those funds and activate sanctions, there is fear of more terrorist actions. Iran now has more resources to fund their hidden nuclear plans and further supply allies willing to rain terror on Israel. It’s clear that Iran has always promised to destroy Israel and eventually the “Great Satan,” America. They now have the funds to help make that happen.

The timing could also be influenced by the progress of negotiations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. The meetings with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman have been continuing even though major obstacles remain. Saudi Arabia, concerned about the growing strength of Iran, is asking for help in creating the nuclear capability to match Iran.

Conflict exists between the countries on multiple levels, competing for geopolitical, economic, and sectarian influence in pursuit of regional dominance. Their political and economic struggle is exacerbated by religious differences. Iran sees itself as the leading Shia Muslim power, while Saudi Arabia sees itself as the leading Sunni Muslim power in the area. Saudi Arabia is working to increase its ties to the US. Iran is nurturing better relationships with Russia and China.

In short, an improved relationship between Israel and Saudi Arabia is not something Iran supports. Hamas was given the weapons and the green light to send a message to those Muslims who want peace with Israel.

There is no question that the more militant wing in Israel has been looking for a reason to neutralize the Iranian threat. The US has increased the strength and capabilities of their most potent enemy. By supplying Hamas and enabling this attack, not only have they freed Israel to respond; they’ve even moved the UN to condemn the attack and those responsible.

The first response from the Biden administration came through the U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs. They condemned the attack by Hamas terrorists but added, “We urge all sides to refrain from violence and retaliatory attacks. Terror and Violence solve nothing.” That has since been taken down.

Israel is unlikely to take any such advice to heart. You can expect Israel to do whatever it takes to neutralize the ability of Hamas to make further attacks. They will send ground forces initially backed up by preliminary attacks by their air force.

If it is proven that the weapons came from Iran, expect Israel to use the attack as a reason to eventually unleash their forces to neutralize the nuclear capability of Iran. Netanyahu has already said that “we are at war.” There is concern that the number of rockets used by Hamas may have depleted Israel’s Patriot missile defense capabilities. That may delay any expanded conflict, but there is still danger that the middle east may yet explode into a bigger war.

There are other concerns. What if this is but the tip of the spear? What if the timing of this attack is but the first salvo against the West? The United States may become Iran’s next target.

With President Biden’s open border, there has been evidence of terrorists joining the illegal immigrants in crossing into the United States. Some have been apprehended, but there is no guess as to how many potential terrorists have infiltrated into our country and been bused to our major cities.

If Iran wants to extend its target beyond Israel, they may very well have the people in place to take its attacks to the United States. While we watch the middle east explode into war, it would be wise for Homeland Security to work overtime in finding and neutralizing any such threats.

With wars raging in the Ukraine and new conflict expanding in the middle east, the world faces a growing threat with nuclear implications. We have a President who is compromised and seemingly incapable of admitting mistakes or being decisive. The House of Representatives is distracted, working to choose a new Speaker and continue their investigations into criminal allegations against Hunter and the President. The nation is divided and just a year away from presidential elections. It is time to unite, but can we?

May we unite in prayer for the innocents in harm’s way and in support for Israel in neutralizing the terrorist capabilities at this difficult time.