• mozz@mbin.grits.dev
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    7 months ago

    Dude, literally all Biden has to do is get out of the way.

    1. ICC arrest warrant
    2. Make it clear there’s a new one coming against anyone in his administration who assists in any operation against Rafah
    3. Then we can resume talking about, how do we do a cease fire, what humanitarian aid, whatever needs to happen on the state-of-Israel level, now that Netanyahu in particular is up for some sort of actual attempt at consequences

    But this “read between the lines” is bullshit

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    7 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said at a briefing on Monday that Biden’s conversation with the Israeli leader had been “constructive” but stressed that the American president’s “clear” view is that Israel’s plans for Rafah “could potentially put more than a million innocent people at greater risk”.

    Experts say such an invasion would have a devastating effect on the humanitarian crisis that has taken hold in Gaza amid food shortages and the destruction of most medical facilities in the territory.

    But Netanyahu — who is currently on trial for corruption and, his critics say, hoping to remain in power in order to avoid consequences from a conviction — has defied the Democratic-led US administration and has made clear his plans to press ahead with the operation.

    But Kirby, the White House spokesperson, said talks continue with the aid of Bill Burns, the CIA director and veteran US diplomat, who arrived in Doha over the weekend.

    Over the weekend, Axios reported that the US has paused a planned shipment of ammunition meant for Israel — including the 2,000lb unguided bombs that Israeli planes have been dropping on Gaza to horrific effect during the seven-month war against Hamas.

    Another US official, who also spoke to The Independent on condition of anonymity, said Kirby’s words were meant to convey that for Biden, cutting off offensive weapons to Israel is no longer unthinkable.


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    7 months ago

    I hope that position includes both middle fingers extended with raised arms and a wide stance.

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      7 months ago

      No because that would require this to not be a lie designed to make people who won’t vote for Biden because he supports genocide think he doesn’t while actually doing nothing to stop genocide.

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        7 months ago

        I think we’re all going to figure out what his new position is well before the election…

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            7 months ago

            Yeah, sure, but we’re going to figure that out before the election. There’s no short con to get the antiwar people on his side that works out if he doesn’t actually deliver.

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              7 months ago

              If it deflates the energy driving the protest movement and prevents momentum from growing any further, it’s a huge win for him.