The Biden-Harris administration’s “strategy of appeasement has failed,” House GOP leaders declared on Tuesday after Iran launched yet another attack on Israel as tensions continue to escalate across the region in the Middle East.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) in releasing a statement.
“Iran is again brazenly attacking Israel with a barrage of rocket fire and an apparent coordinated terrorist attack,” the GOP lawmakers said. “The world is watching as Israeli families seek safety and shelter as waves of missile attacks light up the sky. We pray for their safety and urge the Biden-Harris Administration to deliver a strong message to the Iranian regime that this unjustified violence and terror must end. The strategy of appeasement has failed, and a policy of interdiction is not enough.”
Iran fired about 180 ballistic missiles against Israel and, like when Tehran launched a similar attack in April with drones and missiles, the United States helped Israel shoot down the incoming missiles. Now Israel is threatening a major response. The latest salvo came after Israel began a ground incursion into Lebanon to fight Hezbollah this week. Hezbollah has been firing rockets into Israel while Israeli forces try to root out Hamas, another group backed by Iran, in the Gaza Strip following its October 7 terrorist attacks last year.
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is now running for the presidency atop the Democratic Party’s ticket, have warned Iran against launching attacks on Israel. “Don’t,” they have both said in the past. Tehran clearly ignored the message.
The House Republicans leaders, following a video ad from GOP presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump criticizing the current administration for displaying “weakness” and warning of a potential World War III, urged Biden to get tougher on Iran.
“American leadership has never been more important, and the world should know that the United States will continue to stand firmly with Israel as it fights for its very survival,” they said. “Our adversaries are carrying out increasingly dangerous attacks because of Biden and Harris’ weak and failed foreign policy. The world needs America to return to a maximum pressure campaign against Iran, and President Biden needs to make clear that there will be decisive economic and potential military ramifications for these actions.”