kreskin

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[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

our most important ally in the Middle East

Israel causes no end of problems in the region and has nonstop for 80 years. They are a tremendous burden to us for very little gain. They have not helped in any of our middle east efforts. One of their key tenets is no foreign troops on their soil. We dont even resupply our ships there. It was a major event in 2016 when we resupplied a single ship there and it hasnt repeated. We have no shared airstrip and no operational capability centered out of there. We have a single joint owned radar station with a dozen men in it in the negev.

American fighters were not even allowed to land in Israel when they were defending Israel from Iranian missiles. They operated out of Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/10/us-f-16s-arrive-middle-east-israel-prepares-iran-strike

Israel is flatly not an important ally, much less the most important ally. Lebanon was an ally. Jordan is an ally, as is Turkey. Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar are also key allies. The thing all our allies have in common is that they have a problem with Israel.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

All I want for Christmas is Biden and Blinken in chains.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Does anyone know how the dimwit lawn torch carrying maga bros square hatred of jews with backing of zionists? Do they just never speak of it? I have a hard time pictruring them sitting in a circle in front of a fire drinking bad domestic beer, talking about the nuances of politics or any sort of long term strategy. Maybe they just push it down and ignore it? Or maybe they hate brown and black skin more than white jewish skin?

For the maga leadership its obviously about money, but the voters?? Anyone have experience here?

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

One thing, why are the Hamas officials never named

they are always named.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Its the one silver lining about trump--he'll destroy US economic, military and political power and in doing that remove the zionists shield from consequences.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Hopefully there were some explosions along with that debris? If it was just debris something went wrong with the missiles. We'll work on it, thanks for letting us know.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

Texas was always going to run amok either way.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

they'll saber rattle like crazy until Jan 20 and then laud trump as the great war averter. Everything related to Trunmp or Russia is just a low quality reality TV show. They have no chance at all against even a Nato without the US, and they cant launch nukes without being hit themselves. Its all a bunch of not-very-clever nonsense.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

Looks like he just vetoed a ceasfire resolution in the UN security council that was unanimously approved by the other 14 members. So that solves the question of what he's doing with his remaining time in office.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Its pointless to point fingers now but that seems to be why you post. I think you need validation that what you did was the "right" thing. Even if it meant abandoning all your principles, and the lower and middle class in the process. Well I'm here for you buddy. Let me be the robin to your batman:

Yes! You are soo right redditrefugee69!! if it werent for literally every demographic of voter except college educated whites, Kamala would have won! damn them all! The minorities are the bane of our existence! And what happened to all those republicans who we worked so hard on? How dare they turn their backs on a Cheney! We had a cheney republican and a "liberal" dem up there, that should have covered all the bases!

Do you know the worst of the minorities who turned their back on dems? it was Native Americans!! Lets talk about how evil and bad they are!!

/s

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

it could have been easier to push the Democrats left if they actually won.

88% of Americans didnt approve of Israels actions in gaza and Biden supported it anyway. Why would Dems change long standing policy after the election if they won? Its a ridiculous idea thats not based on historical fact at this point. Thats without even considering AIPAC bribes having locked both the dems and repubs into supporting whatever they want, forever-- bribes paid for using american taxpayer money disguised as "aid". Israel is the only foreign aid recipient who gets all their money up front, and a big chunk of it can be spent as they please, not earmarked for weapons or purchases in the US. They can buy hookers and blow with our aid money if they want to. Of course they will use some of that money for bribes and election interference.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'll name the war crime, and you could too if you did a google search for it.

We’re bound by the geneva conventions, that we did sign, and the articles regarding complicity in genocide wre in the signed articles. So yes, it is US law.

"According to Article 1 of the Genocide Convention, the Contracting Parties, including the United States and Israel, must prevent and punish acts of genocide. Under Article III, those punishable acts include “Complicity in genocide,” such as by knowingly providing the deadly weapons used to carry it out. In 2007, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in a case involving Bosnia and Serbia, established that the obligation to refrain from providing weapons or other assistance begins the moment a state becomes aware of the existence of a serious risk that genocide may be committed.

For the Biden administration, that moment came in January, when the ICJ found that there was a “plausible” risk of genocide being committed in Gaza against the Palestinian people by Israel."

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/biden-complicity-genocide/

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