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

  • TheOldRazzleDazzle@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Because allies do not always stay allies. And because the US is friends with another country it doesn’t mean that country has a right to every single weapon in the arsenal. The US will offer protection, and back up their friends with military support.