Joe Biden's appeasement strategy showing again

After I'd cast my first presidential vote (for Jimmy Carter), I noticed how limited his responses were. I didn't know at the time that Carter's options were limited because he'd hollowed out the military. When President Reagan took over, he immediately started rebuilding the military. It didn't take long for him to rebuild patriotism while he rebuilt the military.

Joe Biden's frequent hesitations in the Red Sea are causing catastrophic damage. Biden's unwillingness to  take the fight to Iran is pushing OPEC nations into China's arms. This Daily Wire article highlights how risk-averse Biden is.

Ryan Saavedra's article opens by saying "President Joe Biden is once again failing on the world stage to protect American interests and to deter aggression from America’s enemies as the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist organization seriously damaged a cargo ship near the Arabian Peninsula over the weekend and appeared to shoot down a U.S. drone."

At his first G-7 meeting, Biden declared "America is back." It's apparent that the full sentence was meant to mean 'America is back to leading from behind.' That isn't leadership.  That's what appeasers do. This shouldn't happen:

"Between 9:30 and 10:45 p.m., Feb. 18, two anti-ship ballistic missiles were launched from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen toward MV Rubymar, a Belize-flagged, UK-owned bulk carrier," U.S. Central Command said in a statement. "One of the missiles struck the vessel, causing damage. The ship issued a distress call, and a coalition warship, along with another merchant vessel, responded to the call to assist the crew of the MV Rubymar. The crew was transported to a nearby port by the merchant vessel."

Neville Chamberlain is proud of Biden. Apparently, Biden is afraid of his own shadow. Why he's afraid of directly attacking Iran is mind-boggling. They're the puppeteer. The Houthis are the puppets:

Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, the U.S. military’s deputy commander in the Middle East, told CBS News’s “60 Minutes” in an interview that aired on Sunday that the Houthis could not conduct these attacks without Iran’s direct assistance.

"For a decade, the Iranians have been supplying the Houthis," he added. "They’ve been resupplying them. They’re resupplying them as we sit here right now, at sea. We know this is happening. They’re advising them, and they’re providing targeting information. This is crystal clear."

When asked if the IRGC was on the ground in Yemen providing direct support to the Houthis for their attacks, Cooper answered: "The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps is inside Yemen, and they are serving side by side with the Houthis, advising them and providing targeting information."

It's disturbing to hear Vice-Admiral Cooper talk about how they're "watching all the threats from the Houthis":

That's yet another instance of this administration playing defense only. That's the best way of hiding our strength. Why have aircraft carrier groups in the Mediteranean Sea and the Red Sea if you aren't using them to demolish the Houthis and intimidate the Iranians?

This administration needs to show its strength and determination. Sitting on the sidelines while lesser powers cause problems is foolish on steroids.