cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15768636
Biden’s vanishing red line: White House silent as top UN court orders Israel to halt Rafah attack
Biden had promised to reconsider US support for Israel if it launched a major operation in Rafah. He has not followed through on his words
I hate this whole fuckin debacle. Biden saying theres a red line if israel attacks Rafah. Israel attacks Rafah and biden backpedals and equivocates with israel. ICC and ICJ say theres a genocide happening and puts out warrants for crimes against humanity on netanyahu and Hamas leaders. Yet Biden says there’s no genocide happening despite his hard stance on rules based order which hes mentioned quite a few times
I get that Israel is the US’s only ally in the middle east but ffs how can you still supply them with weapons after watching these atrocities take place. Also it’s certainly unpopular and is losing him votes in swing states, if the uncommitted votes during the primaries is any indicator not even to mention the polling. I guess I’m just flabbergasted how poorly this is being handled and am worried this is a Trump presidency speed run
That’s what pisses me off about this. Not only does it look weak and stupid from a diplomatic standpoint but it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. We(the US) have few allies in the Middle East because we can’t be trusted. We will always suck Israel’s dick for that weird apocalyptic bullshit and other reasons that honestly don’t measure up to the loss of life, goodwill, and potential.
Hate being American right now legitimately would rather be an animal in the woods at this rate.