The Russia-Iran monster: Biden’s strategic incompetence has created a new menace for America

This analytic piece describes recent examples of the Russia-Iran military cooperation and its broader implications for US security.

Rebekah Koffler is the president of Doctrine & Strategy Consulting, a former DIA intelligence officer, and the author of  "Putin’s Playbook: Russia’s Secret Plan to Defeat America." She also wrote the foreword for "Zelensky: The Unlikely Ukrainian Hero."

Iranian drones are filling critical gaps in Russian weapons arsenal, as Putin’s forces are tearing down Ukrainian infrastructure, leaving Ukrainians without electricity, heat and water as winter fast approaches. Putin knows that creating a humanitarian disaster in Ukraine is a sure way to continue depleting the U.S. Treasury, which has already committed billions to help Ukraine defend its borders and democracy. Assuming Biden is over his frustration with Zelenskyy’s continuous demands for U.S. dollars - it was reported this week that Biden lost his temper with the Ukrainian president over a paucity of gratitude for American largesse - he will likely dispatch yet another security assistance package to Kyiv. This will almost certainly place additional burden on taxpayers who are already struggling with high food and gas prices. Acutely aware that recession is gaining a foothold in America, Russia’s Putin, who views economic devastation as part of modern warfare, will gladly help Biden to tip the U.S. over the edge.