• Ace T'Ken@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    So… (and again, I’m trying to parse the situation, not attacking) Biden has been funding the war specifically and giving Israel weapons? Why? To what end? And please don’t say genocide because that’s not a tangible reward result for Biden or America. If they are doing the above, what do they get from it?

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      11 months ago

      America has been funding Israel for decades. It’s not just a Biden problem, but he’s the one in power while Israel commits genocide.

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        11 months ago

        Yes, I get that. I was finally able to find several news sites reporting the amount of money funnelled to Israel in order to ensure the US has a small foothold in that area of the world. It seems a tad excessive, but politically understandable I suppose. Allies in that region are valuable, but goddamn that’s a lot of money.

        I also saw that this most recent payment structure was guaranteed for a certain time frame by Obama. Breaking the agreement off would be breaking treaties and guarantees. Not a great thing to do for America, but what’s going on over there is not exactly a good look. I think that I now agree that Biden should pull aid from Israel.

        Again, thank you for the discussion and explanations. It’s nice when people respond instead of just mindlessly downvoting someone who is asking for details.