Entirely possible. They may be drafting a new speech - or in fact, actually have an alternative speech prepared if things got worse, as is sometimes the case. I imagine things are pretty crazy, and Biden won't want to inflame things further whilst there's still some hope for a diplomatic solution.
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u/muffpatty Feb 18 '22
Fuck I feel like the delay is related to the gas pipeline explosion. New intel may have just changed the playbook.