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Biden's popularity is at a historic low with 65% disapproval. (www.pewresearch.org)

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[–] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How is that any worse than the Democrats plan to just help Isreal wipe them out entirely?

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Okay, let's rewind to the start of this recent spat of violence, 2023-10-07, when Hamas attacked Israeli citizens surrounding the Gaza Strip. Israel pretty quickly started a bombing campaign that has effectively destroyed northern Gaza. What it hasn't achieved is its stated goal, eliminating Hamas, nor is it close. My guess is that the Biden administration is putting significant pressure on the Israeli government behind the scenes to scale down their invasion, let aid in, and end illegal settlement expansion. They might be using the weapons as a carrot.

Now think of what the Republicans would be doing in the same situation. Push back? No, they would be cheering from the sidelines like they are now. Illegal settlements? They never much worried about them before.

[–] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My guess is that the Biden administration is putting significant pressure on the Israeli government behind the scenes to scale down their invasion, let aid in, and end illegal settlement expansion. They might be using the weapons as a carrot.

This wild speculation, based on nothing.

Now think of what the Republicans would be doing in the same situation. Push back? No, they would be cheering from the sidelines like they are now. Illegal settlements? They never much worried about them before.

You are comparing fanfiction to different fanfiction here; none of this has any bearing to the facts on the ground.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm basing it on what I've heard out of Congressional Democrats and Republicans. The administration tends to keep tight lip, but Congress is freer with its thoughts. Take the quote from this article:

Some Democratic lawmakers have suggested further significant aid to Israel should be contingent on concrete promises by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to curb civilian casualties in Gaza.

[–] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 months ago

That's literally nothing of substance in that quote.