President Biden loves to say, "here's the deal." But very often, the actual deal is nowhere near Mr. Biden's capacity to understand it.
Take the Russian swap. It was maddening watching the TV pundits yodel, "Biden left Paul Whelan behind!" Paul is the Michigan man who's languished in a Russian prison for four years, convicted of "espionage."
The sad truth is that Joe Biden has absolutely no leverage with Putin whatsoever. I believe Biden is tied with Rapunzel on Putin's fear list.
So, if Washington wanted Mr. Whelan and basketball player Brittney Griner released from confinement, Putin dictated the terms. Take it or leave it.
With no options, Biden took Ms. Griner in return for freeing a brutal Russian arms merchant who was 14 years in American custody. When a radio interviewer asked me why Biden abandoned Mr. Whelan, I simply said that, short of war, the US government cannot force Putin to do anything.
Trump couldn't even get Paul Whelan released. Continue Reading on BillOReilly.com
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