At the time of the "American Civil War", Iranian-backed militia forces launched attacks, killing and wounding dozens of U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East, while North Korea did not let Biden worry and test-fired a strategic submarine-launched missile.
In the past two days, the conflict between the U.S. federal government and Texas on the immigration issue has suddenly escalated, attracting global attention, and the term American Civil War has become a hot search. But as the world's only superpower, how can the United States have only this one trouble?
On January 28, local time, a U.S. military base in Jordan was attacked by drones, killing three U.S. soldiers and injuring dozens of U.S. troops. This is the first time since the outbreak of the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict that a US soldier has been killed.
The attack was on the U.S. base in Jordan's Tower 22, which was home to about 350 U.S. soldiers, according to official U.S. sources.
In the aftermath of the incident, Iraq's Shiite armed Islamist resistance group claimed responsibility for the attack, while the United States quickly took aim at Iran.
The international community generally believes that Iran is the main supporter of Shiite armed groups in Iraq. If the United States is rational, it should be clear that in the Middle East, anyone can attack it.
The U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq and its involvement in the Syrian civil war are also unpopular among the Jordanian people.
Instead of spending a lot of time looking for the murderer, it is better to reflect on your Middle East policy.
In fact, Biden does not want to invest too much energy in the Middle East at this stage, because this is an election year in the United States, and he is not ready to change his policy of hostility to China.
In the global strategy of the United States, both the Western Pacific and the war in Ukraine are prioritized over the Middle East. The US military base was attacked, and there were casualties, such a thing, Biden just wanted to hide, but he couldn't hide.
After the incident, Republican congressmen in the United States expressed their stance one after another, demanding that the United States take military revenge on Iran, and former President Trump, who is busy running for office, did not think it was a big deal to see the excitement, and directly attributed the cause of this incident to "Biden's weakness and surrender".
How the Biden administration handles this attack is troublesome. With the military strength of the United States, it is not difficult to eliminate a large number of militants in a short period of time, but the United States has been rampant in the Middle East for decades and has cultivated countless enemies.
Moreover, these enemies are often hidden among the common people, which cannot be killed, and it is impossible to solve the problem by purely military means;
But if they remain silent and do not respond to these armed groups, they will be seized by the Republicans and attacked on a large scale. Every election year, the struggle between the two parties in the United States has intensified, and this year is no different.
In addition to the Middle East, the situation on the Korean Peninsula is also troubling to the United States. The Korean Peninsula issue was originally used by the United States to create trouble for China.
But the problem now is that North Korea can put the United States in a very embarrassing position without China going down. The Korean Central News Agency reported on January 29 that North Korea test-fired the Rocket-3-31 submarine-launched strategic cruise missile.
The true performance of this missile is unknown, but as can be seen from the name "strategic cruise missile", it is a missile with a long range and relatively large deterrent power. North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un observed the test launch at the scene, which can also prove that this is a strategic-level weapon.
In addition, the missile that the DPRK test-fired this time is a submarine-launched missile, and the submarine-launched missile must be equipped with a special submarine, which also proves from the side that the DPRK's submarine force has been greatly improved.
It is difficult to say what the real purpose of North Korea in choosing this sensitive time to test fire this strategic-grade weapon, but one thing is certain: the cost of the US military adventure against North Korea has greatly increased, and its attempt to create tension on the Korean Peninsula will also fail.
The current global situation can be said to be full of smoke for the United States, and North Korea and the Middle East are all areas that the United States is focusing on.
In just a few months, the United States has found itself in a drastic decline in its influence in these regions, as if no one is listening to orders, and even guerrillas in the Middle East have dared to openly attack American bases.
It is worth mentioning that in recent times, there has been news in the Western media that Russia is preparing a counteroffensive against Ukraine, and if Russia makes a breakthrough and reapproaches the east bank of the Dnieper River, it will be a heavy blow to the United States.
In fact, it is not difficult to understand that US hegemony is built on military hegemony, and with the decline of overall strength, it is unlikely that the United States will be able to take care of every hot spot.
The United States has been inciting wars and creating turmoil everywhere for decades, and it is notorious internationally with countless potential enemies. When the United States is strong, its weaker enemies may not dare to squeak.
However, when the strength of the United States declines and it wants to grasp the big and let go of the small in the global structure, these enemies will rise up on the trend, and then the United States will find that it will not be able to grasp any of them.
Whether to return to the Middle East and maintain US hegemony, or continue to grit its teeth and endure the humiliation of various armed groups in the Middle East depends on how the Biden administration chooses. Like Shakespeare's classic line, to live or to perish, that's the question.
One thing is certain: this year's United States will certainly make a fuss about something different, and when its overall strength is declining, the more it tosses, the more it falls, and the world has been suffering for a long time, and peace-loving people want to see the end of this imperialist country.