Biden highlights key role of US in world, including defending Israel from Iranian missile attack

WEST POINT, New York — US President Joe Biden emphasizes the critical role of US support to allies around the world including Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific in a speech at the commencement of the US Military Academy at West Point, New York.

The speech before 1,036 graduating US Army cadets is part of a push by Biden to highlight the administration’s efforts to support active and retired military personnel. These include a bipartisan law he signed two years ago to help veterans who have been exposed to burn pits or other poisons obtain easier access to healthcare.

Biden describes American soldiers as “working around the clock” to support Ukraine in its effort to repel a two-year-long Russian invasion but repeated his commitment to keeping them off the front lines.

“We are standing strong with Ukraine and we will stand with them,” Biden tells the crowd to a round of applause.

He also highlights the US’s role in repelling Iranian missile attacks against Israel and support for allies in the Indo-Pacific against increasing Chinese militarism in the region.

“Thanks to the US Armed Forces, we’re doing what only America can do as the indispensable nation, the world’s only superpower,” Biden says.