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Ah yes. Nothing is possible, we should accept the scraps that our rulers and industry leaders allow us and be grateful. “The orphan crushing machine is quite tolerable today, thank ye sire for only taking three children”.
If Biden truly wanted to, he could have curbed Israel in 2023. And not even anything as bold as an immediate and complete arms embargo; there was a lot of US soft power that he and Harris refused to wield, and what was done was largely token optics like sanctioning settlers whilst shipping arms contrary to US regulations, or ‘pausing’ delivery of 2,000lb bombs whilst keeping the 500lb & 1,000lb bombs and artillery shells flowing.
Through what means and with what downside? “Because he said so” and “None / Who cares” aren’t options.
You’re really sure though, so I’m interested to know.
He could have simply said that he wouldn't be selling them weapons in accordance with the Leahy Law.
Whose votes do you think he would lose? Centrists? I thought they were all about "no matter who."
He was the commander in chief of the US army