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Yeah? Please explain your understanding of this situation and then follow up with what options he had.
Please.
Not the commenter you asked, but my understanding of this situation is that in response to a Hamas attack on the 7th Israel has, for the past week and a half, been bombing a captive population that is currently without electricity, water, food and medical supplies, and our government is supporting that.
What Biden could do, now, is say "Hey, we understand your fear and pain, but Palestinian deaths won't brings back those Israeli lives. Mass killing of civilians in the hopes of killing some of the people responsible won't bring peace, trust me we've tried too." From there he can engage in discussions about next steps, but this is the minimum fucking first step he refuses to take.
And seeing as Hamas' charter is the eradication of Jews everywhere on earth, Israel should have this perspective.
Wish the American people and bush would have said that Sep 12th. But if you knew anything about countries and their responses to external terror attacks, you'd know why that first step is impossible.
Biden did tell Israel not to make the same mistake the US did after 9/11. He also has been pressuring them to reinstate access to things like water, food, shelter, and telling Israel not to kill civilians.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/10/20/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-unites-states-response-to-hamass-terrorist-attacks-against-israel-and-russias-ongoing-brutal-war-against-ukraine/
He had the option of forcing Israel to sit down at the table with Palestine and hammer out a deal for peace.
I don't personally like forcing anyone but the world is at a point now where, in this singular case, force is required.
I was talking to this commenter who apparently is White House level briefed on Bidens options he had.
But if you’d like to also participate that’s cool too but that wasn’t my question.
What were his all of his choices that he had since were feigning to know so much about all the choices he had as armchair forum political experts again.
You claim that Biden could just make Israel come to a meeting somehow? Please explain how that would’ve been accomplished and explain why that would’ve worked with minimal or negligible side effects. If your proposal does contain noticeable side effects, make sure to bring those up as well
Don't you see it's so SIMPLE! Just have the king of Hamas sit down with the Emperor of Israel and have some scotch and cigars and hammer out a quick deal for peace!
Grandpappy 'Murica would just grab those rascals by the ears and make them share! Simple!
Didn’t Clinton do this in the 90s with Arafat and whatever Israeli PM? We’ve been trying this shit for decades.
Yes, at the meeting where an agreement was eminent and Arafat walked away bc he didn't want peace. History that's conveniently forgotten in a lot of these posts.
The US funds israels way of life. Any removal of that funding would shut israel up and remind them that the only reason they can afford genocide is because we are funding them.
The US is in prime position to force israel to consider peace talks. We just dont have politicians with the moral standing to do so.
Bullshit. The only time both sides were forced to sit at the table and got ANYWHERE close to an agreement was when Arafat walked away bc he didn't really want peace or an agreement. His power and money came from the ongoing conflict.
Obligatory disclaimer: I support neither side, I condemn all war crimes and terrorists, I am cheering for nobody in this horrific clusterfuck.
Are you familiar with a little thing called Congress?