The senator traditionally seeks a centrist resolve, a leadership style to be needed in a Congress that is likely to end up with Democrat majorities in an extended global economic crisis. It’s a style that has brought millions of federal dollars to Delaware for more cops, services to prevent violence against women and tougher sex offender laws. - Endorsement, Wilmington News Journal, 10/26/08
Russia must stand down
By Joe BidenFinancial Times, 8/12/08
Despite Russia’s overwhelming advantage in size and firepower in its conflict with Georgia, the Kremlin may have the most to lose if the fighting there continues. It is too soon to know with certainty who was responsible for the initial outbreak of violence in South Ossetia, but the war that began there is no longer about Georgia’s breakaway regions or Russian peacekeepers.
By acting disproportionately with a full scale attack on Georgia and seeking the ouster of Georgia’s democratically elected President Mikheil Saakashvili, Moscow is jeopardizing its standing in Europe and the broader international community – and risking very real practical and political consequences.
The historic precedents in this case should trouble the Kremlin. The Red Army’s invasion of Hungary in 1956 succeeded in putting down an anti-Soviet rebellion, but simultaneously unmasked the brutality of the Soviet regime and tarnished Moscow’s reputation around the world. Similar consequences followed Soviet interventions in Czechoslovakia and Afghanistan. If Russia continues to overreach in Georgia, it might earn a small tactical victory. But it will do so at the expense of a monumental strategic defeat.
Refocus on Afghanistan
By Joe BidenUSA Today, 7/24/08
Recent events have demonstrated clearly that Barack Obama's judgment on Iraq is right. Now, it's time to heed that judgment so that we can successfully end the war while refocusing on the fight in Afghanistan. Sen. Obama has said repeatedly that there have been significant gains in lowering the levels of violence in Iraq. These gains have come from the heroic sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, as well as the success of the Sunni tribes in fighting al-Qaeda, and the cease-fire that has been respected by Shiite militias. But the stated purpose of the surge was to help bring about the political progress and economic development necessary for long-term stability in Iraq. That progress still lags.
Joe Biden’s Change We Need Rally in Newark
Friday morning, Joe Biden returned to his alma mater, the University of Delaware and gave a speech that was exhilarating, emotional and a call to action for the 6,000 students, residents and admirers on the Mal in Newark, Delaware.
Return Mr.Biden to Congress this time … but not by this route again
After 35 years, Sen. Biden has earned considerable heft on Capitol Hill. He had the courage to draft an exit plan for American troops in Iraq, while others in Congress found it more convenient to play political football with the Bush administration. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mr. Biden is the go-to-legislative resource for the looming tinderboxes in Africa, Pakistan and Afghanistan.The senator traditionally seeks a centrist resolve, a leadership style to be needed in a Congress that is likely to end up with Democrat majorities in an extended global economic crisis. It's a style that has brought millions of federal dollars to Delaware for more cops, services to prevent violence against women and tougher sex offender laws.
