• Godric@lemmy.world
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    I can’t believe Netanyahu would disobey his God-King Joe Biden!

    America is an imperial power, why isn’t their middle eastern colony listening??

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      Bibi has clearly demonstrated he doesn’t give 2 shits what Biden thinks. We have 3 branches with equal power and one of them keeps inviting Netanyahu to give speeches. Why should he listen to Biden when Congress approves military spending regardless?

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      America is an imperial power, why isn’t their middle eastern colony listening??

      this but unironically

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      We also need to hold our politicians accountable for not acting up against Netanyahu.

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        Then why is no one calling out the congress responsible for it? Biden didn’t pass or fund this. He isn’t pushing back against it hard enough. But he’s not the one that passed it. Or threatened to campaign against him when he just delayed delivery. I don’t see anyone calling out mike Johnson.

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          Yes, I said “our politicians” so everyone responsible should be held accountable

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              The white house runs the state department and the white house press briefings and directs the UN delegation

              Congress isn’t blameless but Biden holds a disproportionate amount of responsibility.

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            Never implied he wasn’t. Only implied that the obsessive focus on him is suspicious and short-sighted if someone actually wanted it to improve things in gaza. He is a small part of the equation and the problem. Mike Johnson has already said that he will do everything it takes to continue the genocide in Gaza. That he and his House of Representatives is aiding in supplying directly.

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              Never implied he wasn’t. Only implied that the obsessive focus on him is suspicious and short-sighted if someone actually wanted it to improve things in gaza.

              Congress did not force him to circumvent congress to sell Netanyahu weapons for genocide. Biden did that all by his lonesome, without his hands being tied in any way whatsoever. Biden’s administration does not have to abuse our veto at the UN to run interference for Netanyahu. And Joe Biden did not have to deny that a genocide is even happening in Gaza.

              Congress didn’t force him to do any of that.

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                I never said he didn’t. I just said you all seem more focused at being mad at him than actually stopping it.

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            Policy is not necessarily backed by law. The US supports Israel because they’re a friendly power in the Middle East. It’s in the interests of the US to have friends in oil-rich regions. Israel is a check against aggressive Muslim nations (e.g. Iran).

            Given that Christianity is playing far too big a role in politics, it makes sense that Christians would more closely align with Jews than Muslims.

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                  “You don’t know how anything works!”

                  Centrist for “You didn’t immediately accept my shitty excuses.”

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      “We will never forget the images emerging from Rafah tonight. Human beings, including babies, were burned alive and torn apart. This genocide must end, it must end now,” said one group.

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        Yea, but you failed to answer the question.
        At which point did Joe call up the pilots and pass grid coords to drop the bombs?

        But blame where it belongs.

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          Biden didn’t order this, but he had to know that giving money to Israel would cause this. If he didn’t, he’s a complete fool. We hope this will provoke Biden to declare war on Israel and order destruction of military targets belonging to the IDF, but it probably won’t, and if it doesn’t, well that’s hypocrisy.

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            If only diplomacy was that straightforward…

            Israel doesn’t need the money in order to keep doing what they’re doing. USA needs a middle eastern ally more than Israel needs the USA.

            Ukraine, however, would collapse if it weren’t for the money USA is providing (allowing with many other countries).

            This bill that was signed to send money to Israel also provided money to Ukraine. You would not get one without the other.

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            Yea, but you failed to answer the question. At which point did Joe call up the pilots and pass grid coords to drop the bombs?

            But blame where it belongs.

            Mental gymnastics to try to justify genocide? New lows of lemmy

            Bizarre.

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              After years of not being successful with the hunter biden story trumpists are probably celebrating with how easy it is to turn people away from biden by just throwing shit about the Israel war at him to make it look as if he’s somehow responsible for it…

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                From the party that brought you “Moving the American Embassy Israel” and “assassinating a high ranking Iranian official” comes “Blame Joe Biden for everything”

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            “who committed this crime?”

            “You’ll never get me, with your mEnTaL gYmNaStIcS!!!1”

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    Obama had a “red line” as well for chemical weapons in Syria. From what I recall, he didn’t really do anything once the line was crossed.

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    Being an American is fucking embarrassing. How is it? We got all this military power and we’re going to let our own puppet state push us around. Like if we’re going to be baddies, at least be THE baddies

    Can we bring the Palestinians here in exchange for all our politicians? Shit I’ll throw in casual trumpers and blue maga folk as well.

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      Israel wholly owns the US. It would be humiliating to the Biden administration if they weren’t in on the deal. Upholding the military industrial complex is priority number one for every president in history. Literally nothing is more important.