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Biden says simultaneous wars in Ukraine, Israel won’t overwhelm US
placeholder replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Really? What's pathetic is that you can't acknowledge the reality of the huge role the Trump administration played in the downfall of Afghanistan. The withdrawal of 60% of American troops. And those remaining removed from the front lines. The release of almost 5000 Taliban prisoners. The withdrawal deadline of all US troops by May 1, 2021. -
Biden says simultaneous wars in Ukraine, Israel won’t overwhelm US
placeholder replied to Social Media's topic in World News
And the Trump administration bears no responsibility for this? -
'medium-long term". It is to laugh. Tell that to the Palestians living in what has been described as an "open-air prison. And another howler: say as things are in the West Bank, or how they used to be previously As for Egypt, the ruling government's policy towards Israel is not popular with the most Egyptians. Given that the standard of living for most Egyptians is declining while the military kleptocracy keeps expanding its grip on the economy, it will indeed be interesting to see how the Egyptian government relates to Israel in the future.
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This is laughable. Right from the start of Israel's occupation of the West Bank, it engaged in a massive campaign to make Palestinians lead a miserable existence via deeply discriminatory laws. And destruction of Palestinians villages and homes. Denials of equal access to water. And, of course the settlers. Severely limiting the right of Palestinians to open businesses. And so forth.
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There was no Hezbollah during the siege of Beirut. And as for the destruction of a large neighborhood, rather a small neighborhood compared to Gaza. And maybe 1300 Lebanese civilians were killed. What is likely to happen is an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza. It seems unlikely that the Israelis will come to their senses.
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Biden says simultaneous wars in Ukraine, Israel won’t overwhelm US
placeholder replied to Social Media's topic in World News
And that's a guarantee of success? I'm on my mobile phone right now but there's an article in the New York times about how well those fleets may currently serve as a deterrent, pressure will build on Hezbollah to take action if the carnage becomes more severe. And most likely, it will become a lot more severe. -
Here's a snippet from a post by Amos Harel of Haaretz, cited by Friedman. "There is an unusual combination of people at the top in Israel. On one hand, there is an unfit prime minister, a nearly Shakespearean figure who is facing the personal danger of an ignominious conclusion to an arguably brilliant career. Facing him are a military brass who are smitten and consumed with guilt feelings (and if only Netanyahu would bother displaying a smidgen of that). That’s not a perfect recipe for considered decision-making." https://archive.ph/nzrH8#selection-1447.49-1447.493
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Here's a few points raised by Thomas Friedman that point out the deep irrationality behind the presumably impending invasion of Gaza. "Just ask this question: If Israel announced today that it was forgoing, for now, a full-blown invasion of Gaza, who would be happy, and who would be relieved, and who would be upset? Iran would be totally frustrated, Hezbollah would be disappointed, Hamas would feel devastated — its whole war plan came to naught — and Vladimir Putin would be crushed, because Israel would not be burning up ammunition and weapons the U.S. needs to be sending to Ukraine. The settlers in the West Bank would be enraged." https://archive.ph/bpZcO Not only is it remarkable for his rare display of common sense, but also for the fact that he no longer refers to Netanyahu as "Bibi"
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Biden says simultaneous wars in Ukraine, Israel won’t overwhelm US
placeholder replied to Social Media's topic in World News
But it isn't only Hamas that's experiencing what Israel is dishing out, is it? So will the US be killing Lebanese civilians as well as Hezbollah troops? And given that the Israeli response looks like it's going to be an invasion of Gaza, does that mean American troops would be landing in Lebanon? You don't seem to have given much consideration to what the consequences of such a US response would be. Come to think of it, neither have the supporters of the Israeli invasion of Gaza. Let's see how much world support holds for Israel once the Israeli invasion is underway. -
Biden says simultaneous wars in Ukraine, Israel won’t overwhelm US
placeholder replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Quite the opposite of appeasement. It's either intimidation or provocation. What happens if Hezbollah gets lucky and sinks a U.S. ship? -
Yes, those historic Abraham accords look like they're history now. Whether or not Kushner did anything illegal, that 2 billion dollar investment from the Saudis, given against the advice of the Saudi investment advisers, sure is sleazy. And unlike Hunter Biden, Kushner was a high level govt official in the Trump administration. Looks like he was extremely well compensated.
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Biden says simultaneous wars in Ukraine, Israel won’t overwhelm US
placeholder replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Tell that to the Ukrainians. -
Can you explain how this conflict will lead to US control of the middle east oil fields?