Joe Biden Using Office To Burnish His Foreign Policy Cred Ahead Of Possible 2016 Run Or Something

by William Teach | April 27, 2014 8:26 am

Is this an Important Story Of The Day? Is it Vital Information? Trending? Nope. What it is is an article that made me laugh first thing in the morning due to the absurdity, which did not go over well since I have a chest cold. That said, there is relevance to this Fox News article

Biden takes advantage of his office to burnish foreign policy creds, ahead of possible 2016 run[1]

As Vice President Biden ponders a 2016 presidential run, he continues to use the benefits of his office to make high-profile trips to Ukraine and other diplomatic hotspots — burnishing the foreign policy credentials he would need to win the Democratic nomination over Hillary Clinton.

Biden already has solid credentials, having served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as either chairman or ranking member for about 10 years, from roughly 1997 to 2007.

However, should Biden decide to run, he would face a big challenge in convincing Americans that he would be a better choice than Clinton in responding to an international crisis. (snip to the end)

Biden’s diplomatic reach goes well beyond Ukraine and includes relationships with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, whom Biden said he met more than four decades ago, and China’s President Xi Jinping, whom he first met in 2011 during an overseas trip.

The article even mentions Hillary’s 3am political ad, used, I think we can say, to no effect against Obama during the 2008 primaries, as Obama won.

Still, foreign policy is rarely the major issue that decides a presidential election, with voters also focused on so-called “pocketbook issues” like jobs and the economy.

I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the 2016 election cycle will be one where foreign policy is not that important. That said, let’s not forget that Biden was brought on the Obama ticket in order to give the Obama foreign policy cred. Much like it can be ask of Hillary Clinton “can you name any foreign policy successes?”, the same can be asked of Biden, obviously since they both work for the same boss. Think Progress ran an article back in 2011 naming Obama’s foreign policy successes[2], which one would think would reflect on Biden and Hillary. In those, we get

That’s all they can mention. Though, to be fair, it was just 2011. Flash forward to 2014, and White House Dossier[4] offers up some pithy thoughts

Let’s take a short trip around the world to see if we can find any foreign policy successes.

It does not end there. It continues on and on and on. The part about Obama not having developed friendships with European leaders is spot on. Really, any world leaders. He has no political friendships internationally. Say what you want about Bush, he did a good job of charming the leaders of friendly nations, regardless of any political leanings.

Much like with Hillary Clinton, where was Biden in all of this? He was brought in due to his supposed vast foreign policy experience. Are relationships with typical allies are a mess. They made a hash of our relationship with adversaries, such as Russia. Remember, they tried the silly “reset” schtick, while ticking off Poland by dumping the missile shield, and look where we are now. Our relationship with our #1 ally, Great Britain, is, at best, tepid. What has Biden done? Many countries which used to look to the United States are now turning towards China and Russia. What role has Biden played? If he was your financial adviser, your offensive coordinator, your assistant coach, he’d be fired. A few wins here and there do not cover for the massive losses.

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Endnotes:
  1. Biden takes advantage of his office to burnish foreign policy creds, ahead of possible 2016 run: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/27/biden-takes-advantage-his-office-to-burnish-foreign-policy-creds-ahead-possible/?intcmp=latestnews
  2. Obama’s foreign policy successes: http://thinkprogress.org/report/obama-foreign-policy-successes/
  3. she backed the strike: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/hillary-clinton-joe-biden-osama-bin-laden-98343.html
  4. White House Dossier: http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2014/02/22/obama-foreign-policy-successes/
  5. Pirate’s Cove: http://www.thepiratescove.us/
  6. @WilliamTeach: http://twitter.com/WilliamTeach

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