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Biden Moves to Lift Restrictions on ALL U.S. Weapons to Israel (www.kenklippenstein.com)

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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:

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[–] penquin@lemm.ee 83 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Dude is commiting a fucking political suicide. He's determined to force people not to vote for him.

[–] MarmaladeMermaid@lemm.ee 53 points 11 months ago (41 children)

Yeah, it’s been “hold your nose and vote for the least insane” for a long time now, but more the choice is “the guy who supports genocide” or “the guy who really really supports genocide.”

Fucking two party first post the post bullshit. This is going to get Trump elected when the people who cant bear to vote for genocide stay home or vote third party.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago (4 children)

If Israel is your issue, you're going to have to find another differentiator... like how Trump wants to end democracy as we know it and Biden does not.

[–] MarmaladeMermaid@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago

That’s what I’m saying. I’m just heartbroken that I’ll have to vote for someone unapologetically funding genocide with my tax money.

What’s the fucking point of democracy if I still have to vote for genocide in order to avoid the end of “democracy.”

[–] TheEgoBot@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (10 children)

More than 15,000 people dead with money generated from mine and your labor, that's enough of a differentiator for me. People call me naive for having convictions but legitimately believe "dEmoCrAcY iS In daNGeR"

Sorry you're too passive to fight for it sweaty

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[–] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 11 months ago

That's why I'm writing in Afroman; I don't pencilwhip colonizers

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[–] WHARRGARBL@beehaw.org 8 points 11 months ago

The Democratic National Convention of August, 1968 was in Chicago. It was marked by massive riots, after the April and June assassinations of the Rev Martin Luther King Jr and Democratic POTUS candidate Robert Kennedy, respectively. It was triggered by many issues, including anti-Vietnam War sentiment.

Interestingly, the August, 2024 DNC will be in Chicago. Maybe it’s time for the people of the United States to come together for another “year that breaks America”, and fight for the need to eliminate the DNC/RNC corporate stranglehold and work toward establishing a ranked voting system.

Or we could continue to choose between happy uncle fascist or bloated grifter fascist.

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[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 12 points 11 months ago (16 children)

In what universe would Trump be a better alternative?

[–] Drewfro66@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You people would vote for Mussolini if Hitler was running against him

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 40 points 11 months ago (8 children)

"Defense," my ass.

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[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Wait, why haven’t we done this with Ukraine? Israel can fend for itself and we really shouldn’t be helping them more than we already are.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wait, why haven’t we done this with Ukraine?

Russia has nukes.

The Palestinians do not.

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[–] Stowaway@midwest.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We probably should help them half as much as we are.

[–] Isthisreddit@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

They don't need any help, it's laughable to even call it a war. Israel could level all of gaza in a heartbeat

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago (6 children)

The fuck is wrong with people. They're over there committing what amounts to genocide, and we just shrug and selling them more weapons?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (3 children)

It's called capitalism, look it up

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[–] mrbubblesort@kbin.social 25 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Biden is a good guy, but damn if he isn't stuck in the past. Every decision he makes seems like it would've made sense if it was still 1998. This is something Clinton probably would've done and everyone would've loved him for it, but the world has moved on, and people now understand the situation there is not as black and white as they thought.

[–] holland@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You have a weird definition of a good guy.

Good guys don't support genocide. Good guys don't strip away pandemic protections. Good guys don't allow health insurance to be stripped away from millions of people.

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[–] Xariphon@kbin.social 14 points 11 months ago

Doing the opposite of what we should be doing is supposed to be the Republicans' job.

[–] halfempty@kbin.social 14 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I must admit, I don't get why Biden would go so wholeheartedly pro Israel here. I get that the US has been allies with Israel for decades, and we would probably continue that. But his support goes further, and gets out of balance in terms of public perception of Israel (which does have broad public support), and a clear genocide of Palestinians in Gaza which also has broad public recognition. He probably would have been better to try to thread the needle between the two.

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[–] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wow! That's crazy!

You mean that there were restrictions on weapons we went to Israel?

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Biden is a genocidal sack of shit.

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[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is about allowing Israel to access all weapons in the US stockpile in Israel, not ALL U.S. weapons in general as title implies.

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[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Screw the FTSE100, invest in weapons!!

Also non-AMP and referral-free link: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/biden-moves-to-lift-restrictions

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