Biden Administration Pampers Foes, Punishes Allies

jacks said:

Biden is willing to succumb to political pressure, in his quest to get re-elected. His stand on who is an ally or foe seems to based on what will be most politically advantageous. It's hard to tell where he really stands.

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Vambram said:

Biden Administration Pampers Foes, Punishes Allies

The world is a dangerous place to be an American ally right now. The Biden administration announced last Tuesday that it has paused arms deliveries to Israel un

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The world is a dangerous place to be an American ally right now. The Biden administration announced last Tuesday that it has paused arms deliveries to Israel until its concerns over the planned invasion of Rafah are “fully addressed.” Earlier that day, the State Department informed Congress it was extending waivers for Qatar, Lebanon, and five other Islamic nations to receive American weapons.

In other words, the Biden administration will supply weapons to state sponsors of terror, but not to our closest allies.

It should seem obvious, but “ally” is not an empty phrase for a “country we feel positively toward.” No, an ally is a partner, one we have agreed to work closely with, and one with whom we have established contractual obligations. Allies develop such strong mutual bonds that they are willing to work through minor differences in order to preserve the relationship. Punitive actions, such as sanctions and embargoes, are reserved not for allies but for hostile powers, geopolitical rivals, or at best frenemies.

Israel is currently fighting Iran-backed Islamist terrorists on three fronts (Hamas to the southwest, Hezbollah to the north, other factions to the west), not to mention fending off missile and drone attacks launched by the Houthis in Yemen and from Iran itself. Israel is “our very closest friend and ally,” Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) declared on “Washington Watch” Monday. “We have friends like Israel. We have enemies like Iran.”

On March 13, 2024 — after five months of attacks on Israel and U.S. forces by Iran-backed militias — the Biden administration renewed a sanctions waiver giving Iran access to $10 billion.

Congress understands which countries are America’s friends, and which are our foes. In 1994, Congress amended the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (22 U.S.C. 2751) to prohibit the sale or lease of any “defense article or defense service” to any country known to participate in the “Arab League boycott of Israel,” although the State Department could grant waivers if America’s national security was at stake.

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Fantine said:

There is a moral imperative superseding national laws. This law prohibits genocide. Slavery.
Aren't you conservatives always saying we need to become a godly nation? Godly nations don't subsidize genocide. Period.

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Vambram said:

Biden Administration Pampers Foes, Punishes Allies

The world is a dangerous place to be an American ally right now. The Biden administration announced last Tuesday that it has paused arms deliveries to Israel un

washingtonstand.com

The world is a dangerous place to be an American ally right now. The Biden administration announced last Tuesday that it has paused arms deliveries to Israel until its concerns over the planned invasion of Rafah are “fully addressed.” Earlier that day, the State Department informed Congress it was extending waivers for Qatar, Lebanon, and five other Islamic nations to receive American weapons.

In other words, the Biden administration will supply weapons to state sponsors of terror, but not to our closest allies.

It should seem obvious, but “ally” is not an empty phrase for a “country we feel positively toward.” No, an ally is a partner, one we have agreed to work closely with, and one with whom we have established contractual obligations. Allies develop such strong mutual bonds that they are willing to work through minor differences in order to preserve the relationship. Punitive actions, such as sanctions and embargoes, are reserved not for allies but for hostile powers, geopolitical rivals, or at best frenemies.

Israel is currently fighting Iran-backed Islamist terrorists on three fronts (Hamas to the southwest, Hezbollah to the north, other factions to the west), not to mention fending off missile and drone attacks launched by the Houthis in Yemen and from Iran itself. Israel is “our very closest friend and ally,” Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) declared on “Washington Watch” Monday. “We have friends like Israel. We have enemies like Iran.”

On March 13, 2024 — after five months of attacks on Israel and U.S. forces by Iran-backed militias — the Biden administration renewed a sanctions waiver giving Iran access to $10 billion.

Congress understands which countries are America’s friends, and which are our foes. In 1994, Congress amended the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (22 U.S.C. 2751) to prohibit the sale or lease of any “defense article or defense service” to any country known to participate in the “Arab League boycott of Israel,” although the State Department could grant waivers if America’s national security was at stake.

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Vambram said:

Instead of discussing the message, you would rather take shots at the writer, aka the messenger, of the op article?

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AlexB23 said:

Agreed there, but abortion is also genocide my friend. More blacks are aborted compared to whites, on a per capita basis, at least in DC, NYC and 31 states. But yes, both Israel and Palestine need to stop fighting, and get to the root cause of the issue: Hamas in Palestine, and for the Israelis, a wall that blocks all of Palestine in.

From Pew: What the data says about abortion in the U.S.

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Fantine said:

In a diverse society, there is much disagreement as to the personhood of the fetus, embryo, or zygote. People of good faith--including faith leaders--disagree.
Whereas the personhood of living Palestinians is indisputable.

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Vambram said:

No, that was definitely NOT okay. I strongly disagreed with that decision.

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Fantine said:

There is a moral imperative superseding national laws. This law prohibits genocide. Slavery.
Aren't you conservatives always saying we need to become a godly nation? Godly nations don't subsidize genocide. Period.

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Vambram said:

Earlier that day, the State Department informed Congress it was extending waivers for Qatar, Lebanon, and five other Islamic nations to receive American weapons.

In other words, the Biden administration will supply weapons to state sponsors of terror,

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AlexB23 said:

Agreed there, but abortion is also genocide my friend. More blacks are aborted compared to whites, on a per capita basis, at least in DC, NYC and 31 states.

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Vambram said:

Biden Administration Pampers Foes, Punishes Allies

The world is a dangerous place to be an American ally right now. The Biden administration announced last Tuesday that it has paused arms deliveries to Israel un

washingtonstand.com

The world is a dangerous place to be an American ally right now. The Biden administration announced last Tuesday that it has paused arms deliveries to Israel until its concerns over the planned invasion of Rafah are “fully addressed.” Earlier that day, the State Department informed Congress it was extending waivers for Qatar, Lebanon, and five other Islamic nations to receive American weapons.

In other words, the Biden administration will supply weapons to state sponsors of terror, but not to our closest allies.

It should seem obvious, but “ally” is not an empty phrase for a “country we feel positively toward.” No, an ally is a partner, one we have agreed to work closely with, and one with whom we have established contractual obligations. Allies develop such strong mutual bonds that they are willing to work through minor differences in order to preserve the relationship. Punitive actions, such as sanctions and embargoes, are reserved not for allies but for hostile powers, geopolitical rivals, or at best frenemies.

Israel is currently fighting Iran-backed Islamist terrorists on three fronts (Hamas to the southwest, Hezbollah to the north, other factions to the west), not to mention fending off missile and drone attacks launched by the Houthis in Yemen and from Iran itself. Israel is “our very closest friend and ally,” Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) declared on “Washington Watch” Monday. “We have friends like Israel. We have enemies like Iran.”

On March 13, 2024 — after five months of attacks on Israel and U.S. forces by Iran-backed militias — the Biden administration renewed a sanctions waiver giving Iran access to $10 billion.

Congress understands which countries are America’s friends, and which are our foes. In 1994, Congress amended the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (22 U.S.C. 2751) to prohibit the sale or lease of any “defense article or defense service” to any country known to participate in the “Arab League boycott of Israel,” although the State Department could grant waivers if America’s national security was at stake.

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