In meetings in Israel, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin conveyed to Israeli leaders that it’s important to observe international rules of warfare.
As Israel girds for a fearsome ground assault into Gaza, senior Biden administration officials are warning their Israeli counterparts to show restraint and avoid mass civilian casualties and a humanitarian disaster that could turn world opinion against the Jewish state, according to two current and one former U.S. official.
Yes, becasue it’s the fallout from bad PR that matters, not, you know, mass civilian casualties and a humanitarian disaster.
Fuck I hate people rn.
Well, clearly the second part doesn’t bother them, so I can understand appealing to the psychopaths instead.
People are generally more responsive to arguments regarding their interests than their values.
From one psychopathic government to another. Trust us bro.
OK, but privately privately, they said you’re doing great champ.
Also, publicly,
In messages circulated on Friday, State Department staff wrote that high-level officials do not want press materials to include three specific phrases: “de-escalation/ceasefire,” “end to violence/bloodshed” and “restoring calm.”
Are we the baddies?
I’m not sure how any American could question that since the countries birth
Jbfc, what is wrong with us?
A lot
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600 children dead… and the warnings are still private… jfc.
Publicly telling everyone to act like rational human beings would be way more beneficial
A bit late for that champ
Nope. It needs to be said loudly, publicly, repeatedly. Until then, we are enablers of atrocities.
Biden said it publicly, too:
We uphold the laws of war — the law of war. It matters. There’s a difference.
And repeated something similar today, when asked about retaliation against Hamas:
Hamas and the extreme elements of Hamas don’t represent all the Palestinian people … there needs to be a Palestinian Authority. There needs to be a path to a Palestinian state … It would be a mistake for Israel to occupy Gaza again.
Neten-yahoo is a fucking criminal goon and beyond ‘telling’. Much like a few US politicians whose name sounds a lot like. “Trump”.
They haven’t even started yet and already burned through all their good will.
Meanwhile Hamas leaders are probably off in some lavish bunker getting sucked off by their 4 wives while waiting for a Israel to recruit a new army of bereaved future terrorists for them.
US officials privately warn Israel to draw out the genocide a bit because it’s bad for PR.
