Biden Moves to Lift Restrictions on ALL U.S. Weapons to Israel
Biden Moves to Lift Restrictions on ALL U.S. Weapons to Israel
Biden seeks to "allow for the transfer of all categories of defense articles," his request states
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:
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.
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.
Doing the opposite of what we should be doing is supposed to be the Republicans' job.
Screw the FTSE100, invest in weapons!!
Also non-AMP and referral-free link: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/biden-moves-to-lift-restrictions
Is this the same month old news that was posted elsewhere?
The request is from Oct 20