Joe Biden Set the Stage for Trump's War on Iran (w/ Annelle Sheline)

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Annelle Sheline is a research fellow in the Middle East program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and a former U.S. State Department official who resigned in protest over the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza.

In this conversation with Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson, she discusses why she chose to resign while other senior officials—including former USAID administrator Samantha Power—remained in their positions. Sheline also examines how U.S. policy and unconditional support for Israel helped lead to the current war with Iran, the devastating human toll of the conflict, and why the erosion of international law could have dangerous consequences for the future of global order.

🌹 Annelle Sheline's New Republic Article: https://newrepublic.com/article/207300/trump-israel-madness-war-iran

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🌹 The Quincy Institute: https://quincyinst.org/

0:00-18:25 Samantha Power's moral bankruptcy

18:25-28:21 How Biden policy led to this

28:21-33:48 Intentionally targeting civilians

33:48-43:41 Why we still need international law

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