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Octogenarian Joe Biden’s diplomatic wisdom of the ages
I’m not getting into the debate about whether Biden is too old to run for re-election. I’m just telling you that when it comes to diplomacy, age and experience are his greatest assets.
Thomas FriedmanContributorIn recent weeks, there has been a lot of discussion about Joe Biden’s age. He’s old. But you know what comes with age besides a slower gait and forgetting words? Wisdom – in particular, how to handle a high-stakes diplomatic encounter without blowing things up (or blowing things up before you want them to blow up).
And that’s what I think I saw at the face-to-face meeting between Biden, 80, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Wednesday in New York.
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