"How is it unwavering? It sounds like you guys are trying to have it both ways here," Doocy pointed out before summarizing what Kirby had said: "'We support Israel, but we are going to make all these changes because we don't support Israel.'"
"Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy is holding the Biden administration's feet to the fire.
"On Thursday, President Joe Biden threatened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with policy changes if Israel does not implement "specific, concrete, and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering, and the safety of aid workers," according to a readout of Biden's call with Netanyahu. Biden, moreover, emphasized the need for an "immediate ceasefire" and told Netanyahu "to conclude a deal without delay to bring the hostages home."
"The readout is surely meant to signal to Biden's left flank that he is dealing with Netanyahu more shrewdly. Progressives, after all, are angry with Biden's position on Israel, and Democratic strategists fear it could cost him re-election.
"On the other hand, the Biden administration is still sending munitions to Israel to support their war with Hamas — though the administration is not bringing public attention to those decisions.
"So what gives? Is Biden playing both sides? That is the answer Doocy sought to extract from Kirby.
" 'On Oct. 7, President Biden said, 'My administration's support for Israel is rock solid and unwavering.' That is not true anymore, correct?" Doocy confronted.
" 'No, it is true," Kirby claimed.
" 'How is his support unwavering, but you're also reconsidering policy choices?" the Fox News reporter followed up, referring to readout.
" 'Both can be true," Kirby alleged.
" 'They cannot be true! They're completely different things," Doocy fact checked. "He is wavering. How is he not wavering?' " . . .
Biden's foreign policy errors:
2021; 5 Early Unforced Joe Biden Foreign Policy Errors | The Heritage Foundation . . ."After all, Biden doesn’t have much to brag about on the foreign relations front. Indeed, in his first week in the Oval Office, the president seemed determined to elevate partisan politics over good policy. Here are five frustrating moves he has made that delight the radical left but bode ill for American prosperity and security." . . .MAGA Joe.
Biden's Afghanistan Decision Is the Latest Entry in a Ledger of Mistakes - The Atlantic . . ."But he could just as easily have said the same about his decision this year to end the American presence in Afghanistan, a catastrophic mistake that has led to a Taliban takeover, undermined our national interest, and morally stained Biden’s presidency." . . .
Why foreign policy is no longer in President Biden’s ‘win’ column - CSMonitor.com . . ."What Americans do see, Mr. Korb says, is the effects of a crisis on their southern border, where thousands of migrants – from Latin America, but as far away as Africa and China – continue to enter the country illegally.
“ 'Seeing all these migrants from all over being bused into their cities, people can relate to that,” he says." . . .
Biden’s Foreign Policy Is a Mess | Foreign Affairs Pay wall issues here.