🎥If Democrats Win in 2028, Will They Pursue a
#ProgressiveForeignPolicy Distinct from Trump’s
#Warmongering in
#Iran,
#Lebanon, and
#Gaza — and Finally
#DistanceThemselves from
#Israel? Will
#Gaza Replace
#Iraq as the Defining Issue of the 2028 Election?👇👇
👈 In-Depth Conversation with Ezra Klein (
@ezraklein) and Matt Duss (
@mattduss), Executive Vice President at the Center for International Policy and former foreign policy adviser to Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
✅ 1- Claims
1.1 The Democratic Party is undergoing a fundamental rupture in foreign policy, with Gaza at its center — similar to the transformation the Iraq War triggered in 2008.
1.2 Biden’s policy in Gaza was not merely a strategic failure but a systematic campaign of disinformation that denied the reality of atrocities.
1.3 Continued unconditional support for Israel and failure to enforce arms sales laws have driven Democratic foreign policy into a moral and political dead end.
1.4 Trump’s war in Iran exposed the weakness and desperation of his foreign policy while opening space for a genuinely progressive alternative.
1.5 Current U.S. foreign policy — under both Biden and Trump — primarily serves the maintenance of global hegemony rather than the real interests of the American people.
1.6 Corruption, elite impunity, and the collapse of public trust lie at the root of the foreign policy crisis.
1.7 Democrats cannot return to Bidenism nor replicate Trumpism; a genuine foreign policy for the middle class is urgently needed.
✅ 2- Arguments
2.1 Gaza has become a moral litmus test for the Democratic Party. Any candidate lacking a clear record of opposition to it will be rejected by primary voters.
2.2 Biden’s unconditional support for Israel stemmed from his personal belief in maintaining “no daylight” with Israel and led to the deliberate ignoring of existing U.S. laws.
2.3 American foreign policy must be grounded in values such as democracy, self-determination, and solidarity — not merely the preservation of global primacy.
2.4 Democratic foreign policy elites must be held accountable; many of those involved in the Gaza policy should not return to power.
2.5 A genuinely progressive foreign policy must end military aid and arms sales to Israel, enforce existing laws, and empower constructive actors rather than the most destructive ones.
2.6 Public trust in foreign policy can be rebuilt through Congress reclaiming its war powers and through a serious fight against corruption.
2.7 A foreign policy for the middle class must not impose the costs of war on working people and must pursue positive-sum cooperation with China rather than zero-sum competition.
✅ 3- Evidence & Real Examples
3.1 Statements by Senators Brian Schatz and Chris Van Hollen, along with primary victories such as those of Adam Hami and Brad Lander, reveal a deep internal split over Gaza.
3.2 Biden quickly identified Russian war crimes in Ukraine within a month, yet spent months denying reality in Gaza.
3.3 The Abraham Accords and the sidelining of the Palestinian issue were among the factors that contributed to the October 7 attack.
3.4 Congressman Jason Crow’s speech emphasizing the need for Congress to reclaim its war powers authority.
3.5 JD Vance and Trump successfully exploited the narrative that “the system is rigged” and the burden of endless wars on the working class.
3.6 The failures of Biden’s policies in Gaza, Ukraine, and Iran demonstrate the limits of American hegemonic power.
✅ 4- Conclusions
4.1 The Democratic Party stands on the verge of a fundamental reckoning; Gaza may serve as the catalyst that the Iraq War once was.
4.2 Future Democratic foreign policy must be built on values, elite accountability, and service to the middle class — not costly global hegemony.
4.3 Without ending military aid to Israel, enforcing existing laws, and strengthening congressional war powers, public trust will not be restored.
4.4 The progressive wing of the Democratic Party must strike a balance between nationalism and internationalism and treat foreign policy as an extension of domestic policy.
4.5 Only by accepting the new multipolar global realities and abandoning the illusion of absolute hegemony can a rational, ethical, and effective foreign policy be constructed.