Biden's message to Iran about retaliatory strike on Israel: 'Don't'
Biden's message to Iran about retaliatory strike on Israel: 'Don't'
At the same time, he said he expects an Iranian attack "sooner than later."
"Would the U.S. respond?" ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce asked repeatedly as the president walked away after the end of an unrelated event. He paused, thought for a moment and then returned to the lectern.
"We are devoted to the defense of Israel. We will support Israel. We will help defend Israel and Iran will not succeed," he said.
According to one U.S. defense official, the assets being moved to the region include both "ships and aircraft."
Israel be like: I kill every muslim!!!!!!
Muslims be like: we will attack back!
USA be like: No no no! Only Israel allowed to attack.
They bombed an Embassy dude. Like how much are you willing to excuse?
It'd be pretty hilarious of America to criticise bombing an embassy
America once bombed the Iranian consulate in Iraq, and like Israel they had an excuse that the embassy didn’t count because paperwork wasn’t properly filed. It was pure sophistry.
Big brother Biden standing behind his little brother bullying everyone and making sure they can't hit back.
It really sucks that Joe is hitching his legacy to this shitty government (Israel). I'm guessing this is meant as a general strategy to moderate the conflict leaking out of Gaza. But I can't imagine support for the conflict is still high among US Israelis but I'd have to fact check that. Does Joe need the Jewish vote more than the youth in this election? I just don't get it.
There are two major issues here:
- Israel is a U.S. ally. The United States doesn't just abandon its allies (Republican/Russian recalcitrance regarding Ukraine notwithstanding).
- Israel's current government is being run by a right-wing asshole who decided the appropriate response to Hamas' barbaric attack was to turn barbarism up to 11, with predictable calamitous results for the entire region.
Joe Biden's diplomatic job is to try to prevent things from descending into a full-scale regional war, try to protect Gaza civilians, try to reduce tensions, try to keep Israel as an ally... Notice how some of those have come into contradiction with each other? Yeah. He's trying to thread a very difficult needle.
I'm not saying he's succeeding, either, but he's at least trying.
The attack on the Iranian embassy was retaliatory. Iran previously attacked Israel on multiple occasions with missiles that were intercepted by the Iron Dome. Israel attacked the embassy, targeting eight IRGC officers, including Mohammad Reza Zahedi, their highest-ranking commander.
That’s why Iran is pissed.
I mean, if they want to do tit for tat, Iran should missile strike an Israeli embassy somewhere else.
Joe, to borrow your phrase that you’ve been using for the last 6 months, “Iran has the right to defend itself.”
Going back on this principle of yours makes you look pathetic and deeply hypocritical.
My message to Biden about him supporting genocide: "Don't"