As the Biden administration limps disgracefully toward its end, the Mideast once again serves as a theater not just for geopolitical conflicts but for showcasing the most egregious display of leadership failure since the 1980s.

The ceasefire-hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, strategically timed just as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, eerily echoes the dramatic resolution of the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis under Jimmy Carter.

This parallel does more than highlight historical parallels; it starkly contrasts the leadership of President Biden with that of President-elect Donald J. Trump, reminiscent of the stark divide between Carter and Reagan.Under Biden’s faltering watch, the Mideast has suffered through what can only be described as a parade of indecision and weakness.

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