In meetings in Israel, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin conveyed to Israeli leaders that it’s important to observe international rules of warfare.

As Israel girds for a fearsome ground assault into Gaza, senior Biden administration officials are warning their Israeli counterparts to show restraint and avoid mass civilian casualties and a humanitarian disaster that could turn world opinion against the Jewish state, according to two current and one former U.S. official.

  • @[email protected]
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    569 months ago

    Yes, becasue it’s the fallout from bad PR that matters, not, you know, mass civilian casualties and a humanitarian disaster.

    Fuck I hate people rn.

    • @Shiggles
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      149 months ago

      Well, clearly the second part doesn’t bother them, so I can understand appealing to the psychopaths instead.

      • PugJesus
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        109 months ago

        People are generally more responsive to arguments regarding their interests than their values.