What Biden didn't say in speech on Mideast

Tuesday, Oct. 10, the Joe Biden spoke, turning tail and exiting stage left without answering nary a question from the assembled press pool. It is times like this when the media and the public needs to query our president for further thoughts and context beyond mere well-crafted words of his handlers.

The administration spokesman had already acknowledged Iran's provision of weapons and funding to Hamas, but the President was loath to call out Iran out for their maligned wrong doing. He could have said we are clawing back the $6 billion unfrozen monies for Iran's benefit. He did not. He could have told the people who had protested the day before in U.S. cities on behalf of Palestinians and yes, Hamas, that their sympathies were misplaced. He did not.

He could have told those among his Democratic ranks, like the Squad, that their statements are antithetical to civilized norms. He did not.

He could have said he was reversing his policies vis-a-vis energy reimposing sanctions so that Iran would no longer benefit from selling its oil to China that only bloats the Mullah's coffers. He did not.

He could have said Iran possessing a nuclear weapon is indeed the prime existential threat to mankind, not his party's climate ideology. He did not.

He could have said his immigration policy was ill-advised as he now realizes illegals, many from maligned countries, crossing our southern border are undoubtedly saturated with some who mean us harm. He did not.

Folks it's just a matter of time before we have a second 9/11. He could have said a lot of things . But he consciously chose not to.

That's all you need to know to assess how serious he really was in his a day late and a dollar short speech to the nation.

William Anderson

Schaumburg