Every time he says “don’t” — implying there will be severe consequences if the subject of his “warning” doesn’t comply — they give him the middle finger and defy him. Putin in Ukraine, 170 attacks by Iranian proxies on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria, Iran sending a barrage of drones and cruise and ballistic missles attacking Israel. Each one after Biden limply issues a widely publicized “don’t.” “Don’t” or else what, Joe? He’s the anti-Theodore Roosevelt — speaking loudly, but carrying a very small stick. A twig, if that. Our national embarrassment.