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Biden seeks to "allow for the transfer of all categories of defense articles," his request states


The White House has formally requested the removal of restrictions on all categories of weapons Israel is allowed to access from U.S. weapons stockpiles in the country, as I reported in detail for The Intercept today. So you know I’m not exaggerating, here’s a screenshot of the request:

The request would also remove nearly all other limits on Israel’s ability to access the U.S. weapons stockpiles — permanently —by doing the following:

read more: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/biden-moves-to-lift-restrictions?publication_id=7677&post_id=139155763

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[–] [email protected] 73 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Dude is commiting a fucking political suicide. He's determined to force people not to vote for him.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 10 months ago (33 children)

Yeah, it’s been “hold your nose and vote for the least insane” for a long time now, but more the choice is “the guy who supports genocide” or “the guy who really really supports genocide.”

Fucking two party first post the post bullshit. This is going to get Trump elected when the people who cant bear to vote for genocide stay home or vote third party.

[–] jordanlund 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If Israel is your issue, you're going to have to find another differentiator... like how Trump wants to end democracy as we know it and Biden does not.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

That’s what I’m saying. I’m just heartbroken that I’ll have to vote for someone unapologetically funding genocide with my tax money.

What’s the fucking point of democracy if I still have to vote for genocide in order to avoid the end of “democracy.”

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (8 children)

In what universe would Trump be a better alternative?

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[–] SpaceNoodle 49 points 10 months ago (8 children)
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[–] NocturnalMorning 37 points 10 months ago (6 children)

The fuck is wrong with people. They're over there committing what amounts to genocide, and we just shrug and selling them more weapons?

[–] SpaceNoodle 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's called capitalism, look it up

[–] NocturnalMorning 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Oh heavens thank you, I couldn't possibly have known that if you didn't respond with a snarky comment.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think they may have been referencing this meme, but it didn't land and wasn't a great joke tbh.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/its-called-fashion-look-it-up

[–] NocturnalMorning 4 points 10 months ago

Ah, yeah, that makes more sense.

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[–] paddirn 36 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Wait, why haven’t we done this with Ukraine? Israel can fend for itself and we really shouldn’t be helping them more than we already are.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wait, why haven’t we done this with Ukraine?

Russia has nukes.

The Palestinians do not.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

We probably should help them half as much as we are.

[–] Isthisreddit 10 points 10 months ago

They don't need any help, it's laughable to even call it a war. Israel could level all of gaza in a heartbeat

[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Biden is a good guy, but damn if he isn't stuck in the past. Every decision he makes seems like it would've made sense if it was still 1998. This is something Clinton probably would've done and everyone would've loved him for it, but the world has moved on, and people now understand the situation there is not as black and white as they thought.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

You have a weird definition of a good guy.

Good guys don't support genocide. Good guys don't strip away pandemic protections. Good guys don't allow health insurance to be stripped away from millions of people.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I must admit, I don't get why Biden would go so wholeheartedly pro Israel here. I get that the US has been allies with Israel for decades, and we would probably continue that. But his support goes further, and gets out of balance in terms of public perception of Israel (which does have broad public support), and a clear genocide of Palestinians in Gaza which also has broad public recognition. He probably would have been better to try to thread the needle between the two.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Doing the opposite of what we should be doing is supposed to be the Republicans' job.

[–] Stamau123 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is about allowing Israel to access all weapons in the US stockpile in Israel, not ALL U.S. weapons in general as title implies.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Well yeah, congress fills their war coffers almost infinitely, until that stops it may as well be the same thing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Screw the FTSE100, invest in weapons!!

Also non-AMP and referral-free link: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/biden-moves-to-lift-restrictions

[–] Orbituary 3 points 10 months ago

Here's one better; no pay wall.

https://archive.ph/3QWpO

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