Wartime Confidantes

by Lawrence Kadish • March 13, 2022 at 5:00 pm

Who are President Joe Biden's closest confidantes at a time of extreme peril, giving him the insight and analysis he needs, when any misstep could see an exchange of weapons of mass destruction? It is difficult to connect the dots at a White House where there is official staff who may, or may not, be working with advisors, consultants, lobbyists, and relatives of lobbyists who have no allegiance but possibly to the highest bidder. (Photo by Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)

By anyone's definition, US President Joseph Biden has become an American war president.

Which begs the question – who are his closest confidantes at a time of extreme peril?

Lincoln had Edwin Stanton who was an unflappable War Secretary Lincoln could depend upon during the darkest days of the Civil War.

Woodrow Wilson sought the advice of "Colonel" Edward House, who served as his diplomatic representative in dealing with our European Allies during World War I and in the months that followed the armistice.

FDR depended on the likes of Harry Hopkins, General George Marshall, and Admiral William Leahy – smart strategists who understood the existential threat that faced America and the free world during World War II.

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