Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 months agoBiden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to allyapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down12cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkBiden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to allyapnews.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square80fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoBiden’s actions are pretty clearly NOT a reaction to the protests. We know this because the protests have been going on for a while now and Biden took no action whatsoever. It DOES immediately follow THIS news, and my suspicion is this is what caused the change in policy. March 27th - Israel uses US supplied bombs to illegally attack Southern Lebanon, killing seven aid workers: https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/07/israel-us-arms-used-strike-killed-lebanon-aid-workers April 2nd, Biden reportedly “outraged” over the attack that killed seven members of World Central Kitchen. https://www.reuters.com/world/white-house-outraged-by-israeli-airstrike-that-killed-aid-workers-gaza-2024-04-02/ Now he’s saying no, we aren’t giving you weapons for Rafa. The last thing he wants is more dead civilians with US supplied bombs.
minus-squaregregorum@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-28 months ago Can’t prove a negative. Nobody asked you to. I asked first No, you didn’t.
minus-squaregregorum@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-28 months agoyou said: This had nothing to do with the protests. Where is the proof. Provide it. I asked first…
minus-squaregregorum@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 months ago Can’t prove a negative. Nobody asked you to. You should prove that This had nothing to do with the protests… Provide it or walk away.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down4·8 months agoOf course he would. They work.
minus-squareWraithGear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoThat’s a tough statement to back up. Especially considering the scale of the protests, and Biden’s refusal to speak against isreal until this point.
minus-squaremodifier@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoYo check your tether, friend. Reality can get away from you quick.
minus-squaremodifier@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoYou’re the one making the extraordinary claim that this decision had ‘nothing’ to do with massive, nation-wide, broadly covered protests occurring in a hotly contested election year amongst a key demographic. So, prove it.
minus-squaremodifier@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoI’ll save us both a lot of frustration and wasted time and simply refer you back to my first comment.
minus-square😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·8 months agoYou sure are dumb. You’ve provided enough evidence for that to be fact.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down4·8 months agoHe’s gonna start calling you a propagandist soon.
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Biden’s actions are pretty clearly NOT a reaction to the protests.
We know this because the protests have been going on for a while now and Biden took no action whatsoever.
It DOES immediately follow THIS news, and my suspicion is this is what caused the change in policy.
March 27th - Israel uses US supplied bombs to illegally attack Southern Lebanon, killing seven aid workers:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/07/israel-us-arms-used-strike-killed-lebanon-aid-workers
April 2nd, Biden reportedly “outraged” over the attack that killed seven members of World Central Kitchen.
https://www.reuters.com/world/white-house-outraged-by-israeli-airstrike-that-killed-aid-workers-gaza-2024-04-02/
Now he’s saying no, we aren’t giving you weapons for Rafa. The last thing he wants is more dead civilians with US supplied bombs.
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Nobody asked you to.
No, you didn’t.
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you said:
Where is the proof. Provide it.
I asked first…
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Nobody asked you to.
You should prove that This had nothing to do with the protests… Provide it or walk away.
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Would you like protests to stop?
Of course he would. They work.
That’s a tough statement to back up. Especially considering the scale of the protests, and Biden’s refusal to speak against isreal until this point.
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Yo check your tether, friend. Reality can get away from you quick.
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You’re the one making the extraordinary claim that this decision had ‘nothing’ to do with massive, nation-wide, broadly covered protests occurring in a hotly contested election year amongst a key demographic.
So, prove it.
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I’ll save us both a lot of frustration and wasted time and simply refer you back to my first comment.
You sure are dumb. You’ve provided enough evidence for that to be fact.
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He’s gonna start calling you a propagandist soon.