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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

Joe Biden delivers his final speech to the United Nations as he leaves behind a world far more

disordered than the one he inherited. We take a look at his legacy and the challenges to come.

Welcome to Potomac Watch, I'm Kim Strossle, your host today, joined by my two illustrious colleagues,

Elliot Kaufman and Bill McGurn. So Joe Biden spoke Tuesday morning to the United Nations General Assembly, the last address of his presidency to that body.

It was not necessarily a friendly audience. A lot of the UN's 193 member states have been very unhappy of late about the US's support for Israel.

Unsurprisingly, Joe Biden used it as a little bit of a victory lap.

He took credit for ending COVID, he took credit for ending what he called America's longest war in Afghanistan.

He touted the alliances that he had made in support of Ukraine and then he talked

about the moment we are in now.

Let's listen to him on that.

My fellow leaders, I truly believe we're in another inflection point

world history.

But the choices we make today will determine our future for decades to come.

When we stand behind the principles of Unitis, we stand firm against aggression,

when we end the conflicts that are raising today, we take on global challenges like climate change,

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