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Biden administration dramatically softens the sanctions it imposed on the seven Israelis from the Israel Defense Forces and makes it clear that they will be able to use their bank accounts.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

Blue MAGA is so ridiculous. Who was the first president to ever approve arm sales to Ukraine? That's right, Trump. The Obama/Biden administration said it was too provocative to sell arms to Ukraine and would escalate tensions with Russia. And then Trump took office and broke the taboo because he didn't care if Russia found it threatening. Good luck fitting that into your "Trump is so clearly Russian asset" box.

You're worried about Trump cutting aid to Ukraine? Guess what, it's already been getting cut. That's the direction this is headed. Because the president doesn't decide these things unilaterally - it comes from the DOD. You think the DOD is just gonna watch presidents do whatever they want around the world and just "oh well guess we die now"? No. You think Biden personally developed the strategy for how Israel advances US interests in the region? No. These things operate on the scale of decades, not 4 years at time. The presidents just choose between the options the JCOS provide them.

And as for the genocide of Palestinians, it's going to happen no matter what, this has been demonstrated clearly. Choosing presidents will not change the outcome. We need to end the existing power structure, not participate in it.