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[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago

It won't be because this isn't about Hamas just like Iraq wasn't about 9/11.

[–] GuyDudeman 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Kind of a big deal for her to talk this way. She may in fact not be scared of Netanyahu and AIPAC. Will be interesting to see what she does in her second term, when she has nothing to lose.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can we please stop judging politicians by their virtue signaling and look at their actions?

Also "not be scared of Netanyahu and AIPAC" is contradictory to "what she does in her second term, when she has nothing to lose."

Either she isn't scared and can do something now, or she is scared but wants to do something else, postponing it, or indeed she just agrees with what is done.

Also Biden is not up for reelection. Still what he does and doesn't do speaks enough volumes to rebuild Gaza from those books.

[–] GuyDudeman -5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe you just don’t understand world politics? Things can’t “just be done”. Sorry. That’s naive.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It is always possible to stop allowing shipments of weapons. It is always possible to stop sending more money. It is always possible to stop vetoing UN security council resolutions. It is always possible to not make public statements of support.

Stopping your own actions is always possible. It may have ramifications, but the US full well knows, that it is the only reason Israel is not facing justice at the ICC and is made to stop the genocide. The US full well knows that all of its allies would follow suit, if it stopped supporting Israel. Many of their allies would prefer to do so, but are intimidated by the US threats.

The US would win a lot globally by stopping Israel and upholding a rule based international order for once. And the Democrats would win in a landslide on it, but they choose not to.

[–] GuyDudeman -2 points 2 months ago

You underestimate the power and money of the Israeli lobby.

[–] mlg 9 points 2 months ago

This statement may have actually beaten Biden's record of his red line comment only lasting a week considering it's only been 24 hours and there's a potential leak of Israel's attack plan on Iran, with assistance by yours truly USCC.

[–] Ensign_Crab 5 points 2 months ago

So are we changing our policy regarding selling them weapons no matter what?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The goal of Israel is to expand the lebensraum. Sinwar was a convenient excuse. Israel is sad the excuse is gone. They will make up a new excuse.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago

Hey look, they've transitioned from, "why won't she just say something?" to "I don't believe her when she says it"

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 months ago

Murder is progress when you're in a death cult.

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