Quote:
Originally Posted by Azure
Except one party has clearly been in charge while Israel has carried out the most aggressive military campaign in many, many years resulting in what many on the left are calling genocide, and you're sitting here saying 'well the GOP would be worse.'
|
If only things were as black and white as you make things to be, but they are not. There is a lot more nuance to what the Biden administration is doing and the legacy laws which provide support to Israel.
The Biden administration (hose pesky Democrats) have to abide by the 2016 agreement where the United States will $3.8 billion yearly in military aid to Israel. This deal will not expire until 2026. His hands are tied on this issue.
At the same time the Biden admin has placed restrictions on the weapons that can be sold to Israel, limiting the munitions by size and potential impact. 500 and 2,000 pound munitions requests are being rebuffed. The Democrats themselves also held back on selling Israel 50 F-15s, but signed off in late June as the Biden admin tries to walk the tightrope between supporting Israel and limiting it's capacity to harm civilians.
The issue is way more nuanced and there are a lot more politics involved from the Democratic perspective. The Republicans? Give them all the weapons they want and let them kill the brown people. They don't care as long as weapons contracts are fulfilled and Israel is supported.