{"id":119070,"date":"2021-02-05T16:09:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T21:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=119070"},"modified":"2021-02-05T16:27:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T21:27:32","slug":"yemen-lgbt-refugees-and-white-supremacy-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-first-foreign-policy-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yemen-lgbt-refugees-and-white-supremacy-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-first-foreign-policy-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Yemen, LGBT Refugees, And White Supremacy: Everything You Need To Know About Biden\u2019s First Foreign Policy Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyemen-lgbt-refugees-and-white-supremacy-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-first-foreign-policy-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=119070&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1230987117-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>On Thursday afternoon, Joe Biden spoke from the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C., delivering the first foreign policy speech of his presidency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The legacy media unsurprisingly fawned over Biden\u2019s words. Reuters<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-biden-diplomacy\/america-is-back-biden-touts-muscular-foreign-policy-in-first-diplomatic-speech-idUSKBN2A501J\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a> <span>\u201c\u2018America is back\u2019 \u2013 Biden touts muscular foreign policy in first diplomatic speech.\u201d Slate<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2021\/02\/biden-foreign-policy-state-dept.html\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a> <span>\u201cAfter Trump, Biden\u2019s Clich\u00e9s Sound Revolutionary: The president said all the right things in his first foreign policy speech. That\u2019s enough for now, but not for long.\u201d The Washington Post published a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2021\/02\/04\/with-his-foreign-policy-speech-biden-begins-repair-damage-that-trump-did\/\"><span>piece<\/span><\/a> <span>titled \u201cWith his foreign policy speech, Biden begins to repair the damage that Trump did.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>What did Biden actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2021\/02\/04\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-americas-place-in-the-world\/\">say<\/a> during his first foray into foreign policy since returning to the White House, this time as President of the United States? Here\u2019s everything you need to know:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018America is back\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Soon after beginning his speech, and immediately after commending Secretary of State Tony Blinken as someone whose \u201c<\/span><span>diplomatic skills are respected equally by your friends and our competitors around the world,\u201d Biden launched into \u201cthe message I want the world to hear today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cAmerica is back. America is back. Diplomacy is back at the center of our foreign policy.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Alliances<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Then, Biden called for what he deemed damaged global alliances to be repaired, and appeared to criticize the supposedly isolationist or nationalist approach of the previous administration.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cAs I said in my inaugural address, we will repair our alliances and engage with the world once again, not to meet yesterday\u2019s challenges, but today\u2019s and tomorrow\u2019s.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>China and Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>While plaudits celebrated Biden for \u201ccalling out Russia,\u201d he only mentioned the country briefly, and in the context of their \u201cdetermination\u201d to impact American democracy. Similarly, his language regarding China, while mentioned in the context of authoritarianism, was limited to their \u201cgrowing ambitions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAmerican leadership must meet this new moment of advancing authoritarianism, including the growing ambitions of China to rival the United States and the determination of Russia to damage and disrupt our democracy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Later, on the subject of \u201cleading with diplomacy\u201d in the context of American \u201cadversaries and competitors,\u201d Biden discussed the extension of a nuclear arms treaty between the United States and Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cBy leading with diplomacy, we must also mean engaging our adversaries and our competitors diplomatically, where it\u2019s in our interest, and advance the security of the American people.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>That\u2019s why, yesterday, the United States and Russia agreed to extend the New START Treaty for five years to preserve the only remaining treaty between our countries safeguarding nuclear stability.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Biden then spoke more firmly on the subject of Russia\u2019s \u201caggressive actions,\u201d saying that \u201cthe days of the United States rolling over\u201d are over.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cAt the same time, I made it clear to President Putin, in a manner very different from my predecessor, that the days of the United States rolling over in the face of Russia\u2019s aggressive actions \u2014 interfering with our elections, cyberattacks, poisoning its citizens \u2014 are over.&nbsp; We will not hesitate to raise the cost on Russia and defend our vital interests and our people.&nbsp; And we will be more effective in dealing with Russia when we work in coalition and coordination with other like-minded partners.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The politically motivated jailing of Alexei Navalny and the Russian efforts to suppress freedom of expression and peaceful assembly are a matter of deep concern to us and the international community.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Mr. Navalny, like all Russian citizens, is entitled to his rights under the Russian constitution.&nbsp; He\u2019s been targeted \u2014 targeted for exposing corruption.&nbsp; He should be released immediately and without condition.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Biden went on to briefly address the issues posed by China, while being careful to describe them with language he has used previously: \u201ccompetitor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cAnd we\u2019ll also take on directly the challenges posed by our prosperity, security, and democratic values by our most serious competitor, China.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>We\u2019ll confront China\u2019s economic abuses; counter its aggressive, coercive action; to push back on China\u2019s attack on human rights, intellectual property, and global governance.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Global challenges and cooperation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In the same way as his Democratic predecessors, Biden referenced the urgent need to \u201cmeet\u201d global \u201cchallenges.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cWe must meet the new moment accelerating glo- \u2014 accelerating global challenges \u2014 from the pandemic to the climate crisis to nuclear proliferation \u2014 challenging the will only to be solved by nations working together and in common.&nbsp; We can\u2019t do it alone.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Later, Biden appeared to criticize the Trump administration as he boasted of his conversations with multiple leaders of American allies and organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cOver the past two weeks, I\u2019ve spoken with the leaders of many of our closest friends \u2014 Canada, Mexico, the UK, Germany, France, NATO, Japan, South Korea, Australia \u2014 to being [begin] reforming the habits of cooperation and rebuilding the muscle of democratic alliances that have atrophied over the past few years of neglect and, I would argue, abuse.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>America\u2019s alliances are our greatest asset, and leading with diplomacy means standing shoulder-to-shoulder with our allies and key partners once again.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>American values<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Biden then continued to argue that these global challenges can only be achieved collaboratively, and that any diplomacy must be rooted in \u201cAmerican\u2019s most cherished democratic values.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cThat must be this \u2014 we must start with diplomacy rooted in America\u2019s most cherished democratic values: defending freedom, championing opportunity, upholding universal rights, respecting the rule of law, and treating every person with dignity.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>That\u2019s the grounding wire of our global policy \u2014 our global power.&nbsp; That\u2019s our inexhaustible source of strength.&nbsp; That\u2019s America\u2019s abiding advantage.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Burma<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of the military coup which occurred following claims that Myanmar\u2019s general election was illegitimate \u2014 which resulted in Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of her party being detained \u2014 Biden called for the Burmese military to \u201crelinquish the power they have seized,\u201d and that he would work with America\u2019s \u201cpartners\u201d to pursue the restoration of democracy.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cOver the past few days, we\u2019ve been in close cooperation with our allies and partners to bring together the international community to address the military coup in Burma.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>I\u2019ve also been in touch with Leader McConnell to discuss our shared concerns about the situation in Burma, and we are united in our resolve.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>There can be no doubt: In a democracy, force should never seek to overrule the will of the people or attempt to erase the outcome of a credible election.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Burmese military should relinquish power they have seized, release the advocates and activists and officials they have detained, lift the restrictions on telecommunications, and refrain from violence.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>As I said earlier this week, we will work with our partners to support restoration of democracy and the rule of law, and impose consequences on those responsible.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Climate change<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>After discussing China and Russia, Biden touched on the subject of climate change, describing it as an \u201cexistential threat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cOn day one, I signed the paperwork to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement.&nbsp; We\u2019re taking steps led by the example of integrating climate objectives across all of our diplomacy and raise the ambition of our climate targets.&nbsp; That way, we can challenge other nations, other major emitters, up to \u2014 to up the ante on their own commitments.&nbsp; I\u2019ll be hosting climate leaders \u2014 a climate leaders\u2019 summit to address the climate crisis on Earth Day of this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>America must lead in the face of this existential threat.&nbsp; And just as with the pandemic, it requires global cooperation.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In a surprisingly brief note, Biden mentioned that the United States had \u201creengaged with the World Health Organization\u201d to \u201cbuild better global preparedness to counter COVID-19, as well as detect and prevent future pandemics, because there will be more.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Military<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Biden then moved on to announce \u201cadditional steps to course-correct our foreign policy and better unite our democratic values with our diplomatic leadership.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cTo begin, Defense Secretary Austin will be leading a Global Posture Review of our forces so that our military footprint is appropriately aligned with our foreign policy and national security priorities.&nbsp; It will be coordinated across all elements of our national security, with Secretary Austin and Secretary Blinken working in close cooperation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>And while this review is taking place, we\u2019ll be stopping any planned troop withdrawals from Germany.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Yemen and Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>A large proportion of Biden\u2019s statements regarding military-related action was dedicated to policies regarding the ongoing war in Yemen.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cWe\u2019re also stepping up our diplomacy to end the war in Yemen \u2014 a war which has created a humanitarian and strategic catastrophe.&nbsp; I\u2019ve asked my Middle East team to ensure our support for the United Nations-led initiative to impose a ceasefire, open humanitarian channels, and restore long-dormant peace talks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>This morning, Secretary Blinken appointed Tim Lenderking, a career foreign policy officer, as our special envoy to the Yemen conflict.&nbsp; And I appreciate his doing this.&nbsp; Tim is a life \u2014 has lifelong experience in the region, and he\u2019ll work with the U.N. envoy and all parties of the conflict to push for a diplomatic resolution.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>And Tim\u2019s diplomacy will be bolstered by USI- \u2014 USAID, working to ensure that humanitarian aid is reaching the Yemeni people who are suffering un- \u2014 an undurable [sic] \u2014 unendurable devastation.&nbsp; This war has to end.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>And to underscore our commitment, we are ending all American support for offensive operations in the war in Yemen, including relevant arms sales.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>At the same time, Saudi Arabia faces missile attacks, UAV strikes, and other threats from Iranian-supplied forces in multiple countries.&nbsp; We\u2019re going to continue to support and help Saudi Arabia defend its sovereignty and its territorial integrity and its people.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Refugee Executive Order<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Moving on, Biden said that we \u201c<\/span><span>face a crisis of more than 80 million displaced people suffering all around the world,\u201d and that the American \u201cmoral leadership\u201d on refugee issues \u201cpushed other nations to open wide their doors as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cSo today, I\u2019m approving an executive order to begin the hard work of restoring our refugee admissions program to help meet the unprecedented global need.&nbsp; It\u2019s going to take time to rebuild what has been so badly damaged, but that\u2019s precisely what we\u2019re going to do.&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>This executive order will position us to be able to raise the refugee admissions back up to 125,000 persons for the first full fiscal year of the Biden-Harris administration.&nbsp; And I\u2019m directing the State Department to consult with Congress about making a down payment on that commitment as soon as possible.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>LGBTQI refugees and asylum-seekers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>On the subject of repairing \u201cmoral leadership,\u201d Biden called for the promotion of the rights of LGBTQ refugees and asylum-seekers.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cAnd to further repair our moral leadership, I\u2019m also issuing a presidential memo to agencies to reinvigorate our leadership on the LGBTQI issues and do it internationally.&nbsp; You know, we\u2019ll ensure diplomacy and foreign assistance are working to promote the rights of those individuals, included by combatting criminalization and protecting LGBTQ refugees and asylum-seekers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>And finally, to successfully reassert our diplomacy and keep Americans safe, prosperous, and free, we must restore the health and morale of our foreign policy institutions.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u2018Day One\u2019 actions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Calling for the United States to \u201c<\/span><span>lead not just by the example of our power but the power of our example,\u201d Biden celebrated that \u201cWithin hours of taking office, I signed an executive order overturning the hateful, discriminatory Muslim ban; reversed the ban on transgender individuals serving in our military.\u201d He continued to list various other actions taken early in his presidency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>White supremacy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Then, Biden moved onto the subject of \u201cwhite supremacy.\u201d Immediately after boasting that his administration had \u201crestored our commitment to science and to create policies grounded in facts and evidence,\u201d Biden continued to discuss \u201csystemic racism.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201cWe\u2019ve taken steps to acknowledge and address systemic racism and the scourge of white supremacy in our own country.&nbsp; Racial equity will not just be an issue for one department in our administration, it has to be the business of the whole of government in all our federal policies and institutions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>All this matters to foreign policy, because when we host the Summit of Democracy early in my administration to rally the nations of the world to defend democracy globally, to push back the authoritarianism\u2019s advance, we\u2019ll be a much more credible partner because of these efforts to shore up our own foundations.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><em>@ighaworth<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">&nbsp;<em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday afternoon, Joe Biden spoke from the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C., delivering the first foreign policy speech of his presidency. 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