Biden seeks to "allow for the transfer of all categories of defense articles," his request states

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/6086536

Biden seeks to “allow for the transfer of all categories of defense articles,” his request states

The White House has formally requested the removal of restrictions on all categories of weapons Israel is allowed to access from U.S. weapons stockpiles in the country, as I reported in detail for The Intercept today. So you know I’m not exaggerating, here’s a screenshot of the request:

The request would also remove nearly all other limits on Israel’s ability to access the U.S. weapons stockpiles — permanently —by doing the following:

read more: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/biden-moves-to-lift-restrictions?publication_id=7677&post_id=139155763

    • cosmicrookie@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 years ago

      Hopefully they’d question their friendship if their friend goes bananas and not blindly support someone just because they’re friends

      • crashfrog@lemm.ee
        12·
        2 years ago

        I don’t agree Israel has “gone bananas”; their action in Gaza is both necessary and restrained.

          • crashfrog@lemm.ee
            13·
            2 years ago

            Yes, really. They’re using the minimum amount of airstrikes necessary to enable ground invasion of Hamas strongholds and even warning of their airstrikes so civilians can evacuate.

            “Unrestrained” would be using enough air strikes that they don’t have to invade - it’s safer for the IDF not to have to fight house to house - and not voluntarily giving up the advantage of surprise. The IDF is prosecuting a war to eliminate Hamas with the absolute minimum civilian casualties they can arrange while still having a chance at the objective. What you want, what Israel’s critics actually want, is simply for the IDF not to eliminate Hamas. But after Oct 7th, that’s simply not reasonable - the Israeli position is that Hamas is too dangerous to live.

            • cosmicrookie@lemmy.world
              2·
              2 years ago

              No. People don’t ask Israel to leave Hamas alone. They are asking for them not to kill Palestinians while fighting Hamas. Anyway. I’m out of here. We won’t settle on an agreement

              • crashfrog@lemm.ee
                14·
                2 years ago

                They are asking for them not to kill Palestinians while fighting Hamas.

                But that’s nonsense, that’s impossible - every war has unavoidable civilian casualties especially when the enemy operates out of cities. Every war in history has killed civilians. Every one.

                You’re saying that Palestinian lives, uniquely, are so infinitely valued that Israel can risk none of them; that any amount of Jewish lives are worth less, in balance, than a single Palestinian life. Calling that “insanity” is more charitable than what people usually call it when you say the life of a Jew has no value.