Shapiro criticizes Biden admin’s feeble reaction to shipping attacks, burdening Americans with increased costs
Ben Shapiro Slams Biden Administration for Ineffective Response to Shipping Attacks
Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro took aim at the Biden administration for their feckless response to the attacks on shipping that continue across the Middle East.
“The cost of shipping has markedly increased,” he noted. “According to a chart from Axios, the average shipping container rates for particular routes have spiked dramatically toward the end of December. That’s when the Houthis started attacking shipping in the Middle East. The cost of shipping from Asia to the Mediterranean areas has jumped wildly.”
“Who bears the cost?” he asked rhetorically. “You bear that cost. We all bear that cost because Joe Biden is allowing the Houthis to basically gum up the works in the Red Sea and in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. Why? Because Democrats keep hoping that if we’re sweet and if we’re nice, then things aren’t going to escalate any further when it’s precisely the opposite tack that gets things to calm down in the Middle East.”
“When you want to calm things in the Middle East, you know what you do? You make clear that if you screw with the United States, things go really badly for you,” he declared, adding, “That’s why everyone in the Middle East was afraid to start up while Donald Trump was president because they thought, ‘This guy is nuts. This guy is crazy. He might just fire a missile at my house.’”
“Meanwhile, we have Joe Biden saying, ‘I don’t know, should we touch the Houthis? Should we not, maybe, should remove an aircraft carrier from the Mediterranean? Why do you think this thing is lasting as long as it is?’” he said.
“So Hezbollah just keeps firing anti-tank missiles into northern Israel,” he pointed out. “Why do you think they’re doing that? If the United States said, ‘Listen, one of those missiles goes awry and it hits an American, you will not exist tomorrow morning” — which is true, it’s actually the reality — the firing would stop tomorrow morning.’”
“But Joe Biden is too cowardly to do any of that,” he posited. “So instead, you have Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm declaring her hope that things are going to calm down, shipping will probably get better, even though Maersk is now saying that they’re going to completely avoid the Red Sea, which, of course, creates a supply chain bottleneck.”
“Hopefully, if it doesn’t escalate further, we’ll be okay,“ Granholm had stated.
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“Hopefully, if it doesn’t escalate further?” Shapiro said incredulously. “It’s their responsibility to make sure it doesn’t escalate further.”
“And therein lies the problem: They don’t want the responsibility,” he concluded.
How have the attacks on shipping affected the economy and the American people?
It’s important to have a strong and decisive response to these attacks on shipping. Unfortunately, the Biden administration’s response has been anything but effective.”
Shapiro then highlighted the consequences of the administration’s inaction. “When shipping routes are disrupted and the cost of shipping increases, it has a ripple effect on the economy,” he explained. “Consumers end up paying more for goods, and businesses struggle to maintain profitability. This ultimately hurts the American people.”
Shapiro emphasized the need for a clear and strong message to be sent to those responsible for the attacks. “You can’t just sit back and hope that diplomacy will solve everything,” he asserted. “Sometimes, you need to take decisive action in order to protect your interests and ensure stability in the region.”
He then criticized the Biden administration for their lack of leadership in addressing this issue. “The fact that the attacks on shipping continue with little to no consequences sends a signal to the perpetrators that they can act with impunity,” Shapiro stated. “This not only undermines the security of shipping in the Middle East, but it also undermines the credibility and strength of the United States.”
Shapiro concluded his remarks by calling on the Biden administration to take immediate and decisive action. “It’s time for the Biden administration to stop appeasing and start defending our interests,” he concluded. “We cannot afford to allow these attacks on shipping to continue unchecked. The American people deserve a strong and effective response to protect our economy and our national security.”
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