Joe Biden has vowed that US commitment to defend Israel against Iran was “ironclad” as concerns rose in Washington that a “significant” Iranian strike could happen within days, in retaliation for the bombing of an Iranian consular building in Damascus.

“We also want to address the Iranian threat to launch a significant – they’re threatening to launch a significant attack in Israel,” Biden said. “As I told Prime Minister Netanyahu, our commitment to Israel’s security against these threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad. Let me say it again, ironclad. We’re gonna do all we can to protect Israel’s security.”

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    FFS Biden, please stop trying to make Trump the next fucking president.

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      Pretty sure it’s on purpose. Not like these wealthy fucks will suffer any consequences.

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      Its what the left has been saying for months/ years/ decades. There is no saving Democrats from themselves.

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    Well looks like Israel’s strategy of hastily bombing nearby countries has paid off.

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      It’s like a mafioso protecting their child. They may disapprove of the childs rogue actions, but they’ll commit whatever crimes necessary to protect them.

      They may also encourage/direct the child to commit crimes, but publicly disapprove. “Here’s billions of dollars of weapons, but don’t go and do a genocide (wink wink)”.

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    How does Biden not have aides telling him that this is the one issue that will get us a Trump dictatorship

    The US needs to disavow Israel completely, not give them any weapons, and truly help Palestine.

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      Dems would rather risk Trump than upset Israel

      Dems would rather risk Trump than upset the military industrial complex

      Dems would rather risk Trump than upset finance and real state oligarchs.

      And most crucially, Dems would prefer Trump to any actual change. Their reelection money is contingent on things staying the way they are

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      Eh, we don’t need to disavow them completely and burn a bridge with an ally. We just need to try literally anything to make them stop picking fights and committing war crimes. Like maybe stop funding their military and sending them weapons. Then maybe further sanctions. Problem is we are doing the opposite, and we seem to fully endorse Israel’s military objectives.

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        I don’t know, it’s gotten to the point that I don’t think Israel should exist in its current form. They can’t be allies if we want to disband their state and build some kind of secular government to govern the region.

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    Should we go back to those “Biden talks tough to isreal” posts and link this to the blue conservatives?

    Work to pass electoral reform in your state. Getting rid of First Past The Post voting is crucial to the people getting representation in government.

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    If he supports Israel he will lose the election. If he doesn’t deny them arms he will lose the election.
    People are going to look really stupid when history reveals all that Biden is doing to prevent this.