October 09, 2023

Biden Administration Scrambles to Defend Its Middle East Policy After Hamas Attacks

Featuring: Richard Fontaine

Source: The Messenger

Journalists: Amie Parnes, Marc Caputo

Foreign policy experts – many of whom despise Trump – fret that the issue is being politicized in a presidential campaign season and say it’s unfair to lay the blame on Biden for the terror attacks in Israel.

“To say that Donald Trump would have known about this is a stretch to say the least,” said Richard Fontaine, the chief executive officer for the Center for a New American Security who served as a foreign policy adviser to the late Sen. John McCain, a Trump critic. “I mean, this was a significant intelligence failure for Israel.”

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  • Richard Fontaine

    Chief Executive Officer

    Richard Fontaine is the chief executive officer of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). He served as president of CNAS from 2012–19 and as senior fellow from 2009–12...