• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
MORGAN MURPHY: Biden Stumbles Towards World War III

MORGAN MURPHY: Biden Stumbles Towards World War III

September 22, 2024
Pentagon Gearing Up To Provide 20,000 Troops For Immigration Clampdown

Pentagon Gearing Up To Provide 20,000 Troops For Immigration Clampdown

June 5, 2025
NATO May Actually Pay Its Fair Share As Trump Turns Up the Heat

NATO May Actually Pay Its Fair Share As Trump Turns Up the Heat

June 5, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Sen Says ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill Must Provide Permanent Tax Relief Before He Can Vote ‘Yes’

EXCLUSIVE: GOP Sen Says ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill Must Provide Permanent Tax Relief Before He Can Vote ‘Yes’

June 5, 2025
DHS Manhunt Underway For Illegal Migrant Allegedly Behind Brutal Hit-And-Run Of Pedestrian

DHS Manhunt Underway For Illegal Migrant Allegedly Behind Brutal Hit-And-Run Of Pedestrian

June 5, 2025
Trump Reportedly Thought Ukraine’s Surprise Drone Strike Was Pretty ‘Badass’

Trump Reportedly Thought Ukraine’s Surprise Drone Strike Was Pretty ‘Badass’

June 5, 2025
AI Company Plays Wack-A-Mole To Keep Chinese Propagandists From Using ChatGPT To Sow Division In American Politics

AI Company Plays Wack-A-Mole To Keep Chinese Propagandists From Using ChatGPT To Sow Division In American Politics

June 5, 2025
MICHAEL WHATLEY: Americans Voted For The Big Beautiful Bill

MICHAEL WHATLEY: Americans Voted For The Big Beautiful Bill

June 5, 2025
Musk Mocked for Exhuberant Appearance at Trump Rally

Elon Musk Says ‘Without Me,’ Trump ‘Would Have Lost the Election’

June 5, 2025
Bill Clinton Takes To ‘The View’ To Brush Aside Deluge Of Reports About Biden’s Decline

Bill Clinton Takes To ‘The View’ To Brush Aside Deluge Of Reports About Biden’s Decline

June 5, 2025
Musk Describes Experiencing ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ Firsthand in Fox Interview 

Trump ‘Disappointed’ With Musk’s Criticism of ‘Big, Beautiful, Bill’ — Musk Fires Back

June 5, 2025
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Confronted By Reporter As She Compares ICE Agents To Nazi Group

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Confronted By Reporter As She Compares ICE Agents To Nazi Group

June 5, 2025
Key Senate Committee Looks To Nuke Biden Climate Spending In ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

Key Senate Committee Looks To Nuke Biden Climate Spending In ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

June 5, 2025
  • Donald Trump
  • State of the Union
  • Elon Musk
  • Tariffs
  • Congress
  • Faith
  • Immigration
Thursday, June 5, 2025
  • Login
IJR
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls
No Result
View All Result
IJR
No Result
View All Result
Home Op-Ed

MORGAN MURPHY: Biden Stumbles Towards World War III

by Daily Caller News Foundation
September 22, 2024 at 10:10 am
in Op-Ed, Wire
250 2
0
MORGAN MURPHY: Biden Stumbles Towards World War III
491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Daily Caller News Foundation

During the ABC debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the former president issued a warning that should terrify every American: “[President Joe Biden] had no idea how to stop [the war in Ukraine]. And now you have millions of people dead and it’s only getting worse and it could lead to World War 3. Don’t kid yourself, David. We’re playing with World War 3. And we have a president that we don’t even know if he’s— where is our president?”

The debate “moderator” whistled right past Trump’s warning and asked him in response if he wanted “Ukraine to win this war?” I’ve heard more thoughtful questions from a 4th grader.

What Trump made clear — and ABC blithely ignored — is that the Biden administration is risking a world war over Ukraine. The last time we got this close to the use of nuclear weapons, the issues at hand were West Berlin and Russian missiles 90 miles off the coast of Florida. Then, unlike now, the American people clearly understood what was at risk. The presidents who oversaw those crises explained their calculus to the public.

But the Biden administration has edged the country closer and closer to a world war with little public debate. The United States is currently mired chest-deep in what strategists coyly call a “proxy war” with Russia. We’re supplying weapons, military advice, money and intelligence — and Ukraine is providing the warm bodies.

As the price tag of this proxy war creeps towards $200 billion, few Americans even understand the ultimate goal. There has been precious little talk in Washington, D.C. about what a “win” might look like for Ukraine. Biden, who Trump rightly points out has been mostly missing in action, has ignored Vladimir Putin’s requests to negotiate a settlement. More worrisomely, the Biden administration seems to be seriously considering escalating the United States’ involvement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is said to be working on “a plan” to present to Biden about how to end the war. Zelensky darkly warned last month, “There can be no compromises with Putin, dialogue today is in principle empty and meaningless because he does not want to end the war diplomatically.”

Before Congress gives another red cent to Ukraine, the American people should have an opportunity to read and evaluate Zelensky’s plan. A “no compromises” end to the war is insanely unrealistic short of a complete collapse of the Russian army — Putin has made clear he will never accept Ukraine as a member of NATO or give up Crimea.

Last week, Biden said he is open to allowing Ukraine to hit targets deeper within Russia with American-supplied missiles. It does not take a military genius to understand that Zelensky would love to see the United States and NATO directly enter the war. That is Ukraine’s best shot at the “win” its leader has outlined, as Russia is out-producing Ukraine in soldiers and war materiel.

Zelensky’s requests to escalate U.S. involvement in the conflict should be evaluated with extreme caution. Specifically, Ukraine wants targeting restrictions lifted from the Army’s Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). Biden sent the missiles to Ukraine as part of last spring’s aid package and is said to be considering lifting the restrictions as I write this.

It is a horrible idea.

Firstly, Russia has made clear that the lifting of restrictions would be tantamount to direct American involvement in the war. “Washington and other European states are becoming parties to the war in Ukraine,” Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of Russia’s State Duma, the lower house of parliament said.

Secondly, Ukraine has already attacked Moscow repeatedly with drones. Were it to bomb the Kremlin with a U.S.-manufactured and sanctioned ATACM, what would Putin’s response be? Imagine a Russian missile hitting Washington with the blessings of Moscow.

Lastly, pray that Biden’s team is taking seriously Putin’s threats to use nuclear weapons in the conflict. Britain’s MI6 Chief Richard Moore recently remarked that the “Russian intelligence service has gone a bit feral,” while the CIA acknowledged that Russia nearly went nuclear over the Ukraine war in the summer of 2022.

As Trump warned at the debate, “[Putin has] nuclear weapons. Nobody ever thinks about that. And eventually, maybe he’ll use them.”

Our best hope to avoid that scenario is a swift return to rational statecraft.

Morgan Murphy is military thought leader, former press secretary to the Secretary of Defense and national security advisor in the U.S. Senate.

The views and opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not reflect the official position of the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Featured Image: Screen Capture/CSPAN

All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter’s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.

Tags: DCNFforeign-affairsU.S. News
Share196Tweet123
Daily Caller News Foundation

Daily Caller News Foundation

Advertisements

Top Stories June 10th
Top Stories June 7th
Top Stories June 6th
Top Stories June 3rd
Top Stories May 30th
Top Stories May 29th
Top Stories May 24th
Top Stories May 23rd
Top Stories May 21st
Top Stories May 17th

Join Over 6M Subscribers

We’re organizing an online community to elevate trusted voices on all sides so that you can be fully informed.





IJR

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Trusted Voices On All Sides

  • About Us
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Editorial Standards & Corrections Policy
  • Subscribe to IJR

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Top Stories June 10th Top Stories June 7th Top Stories June 6th Top Stories June 3rd Top Stories May 30th Top Stories May 29th Top Stories May 24th Top Stories May 23rd Top Stories May 21st Top Stories May 17th