• sorval_the_eeter@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    Did he try? Biden could have cited the Leahy laws any time he wanted, and proclaimed that he beleived genocide was occurring. He did not do that. So I dont beleive he was trying. I think he was pretending.

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      24 days ago

      Do you understand how that works? There are exceptions specifically carved out for Israel, which require Blinken to initiate that process.

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        24 days ago

        Do you understand that Blinken is a member of the presidents cabinet and the president can fire anyone in his cabinet if they go rogue from his wishes?

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          24 days ago

          Okay, then what? Israel gets weapons from their other allies and we lose any leverage we do have. It’s almost as if this is a complex geopolitical issue, in fact so complex that “bringing peace to the West Bank” is a well established meme for an impossibly difficult task, and simple solutions have consequences not obvious to the layperson.