A President Biden Will Throw U.S. Security Policies Into Reverse

Loren Thompson, Forbes: Get Ready For President Biden To Throw U.S. Security Policies Into Reverse 

Contrary to the predictions of some pundits, the presidential race is not tightening up as Election Day approaches. To quote Niall Stanage of The Hill, “The Democratic presidential nominee has a commanding lead in national polls over President Trump, and he has the edge in almost all of the battleground states.” 

Joe Biden thus is likely to be elected president in November. If that occurs, U.S. security policies will change. The Trump approach to national security is not unlike the stance of the Republican Party prior to World War II, with a strong emphasis on nationalism, protectionism and isolationism. It is a distinct departure, though, from the priorities espoused by both parties in the postwar era. 

Joe Biden played a key role in fashioning the postwar consensus, serving for decades on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and frequently reaching across the aisle to achieve bipartisan compromises. In the process, he became recognized as an authority on national security. 

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WNU Editor: Biden's campaign has been very clear on what a Biden administration will do when it comes to national security, and this is what I see .... US troops will remain in Afghanistan, and talks with the Taliban to end US participation in the war will be terminated. US troops will not leave Iraq or Syria. President Trump's decision to disengage US forces from many places in Africa will be reversed. There will be US military operations directed against certain countries. Loren Thompson thinks one of them will be Venezuela. He may be right. I also expect an expansion in NSA and other US intelligence agency operations. For more details on what to expect in a Biden administration, check this out .... Biden eyes major foreign policy shifts if he wins (Military Times/AP).