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Biden officials alarmed by soaring Palestinian death toll in Gaza
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The US hasn't sent any military equipment to Israel since the attack on October 7.
Biden requested a package, but Congress hasn't yet approved it. It consists mainly of missile defense systems, not weapons for the current offensive. And it includes an almost equal dollar amount in humanitarian aid.
A blatant lie
So what you're saying is that I should've used "and once the bank robbery was happenning, pulled out two RPGs and offered more guns to the bank robber 'once my buddies approve it'" in my metaphor rather than the whole "openning a suitcase full of guns before the robbery" thing: after all, the US did send 2 aircraft carriers to "support Israel" and will be sending an "aid" package now that the fascists in Israel have already and clearly been acting for several weeks far beyond self-defense and into Genocide territory.
Indeed, all things considered, it's even harder for Joe and his posse to feign surprise at their greatest Fascist buddy going full Fascist than it would've been per my over-optimistic early point.
Good point and well spotted.
Biden's aid package consists of anti-missile defense systems and humanitarian aid to Gazans. I have no problem with either of those, and neither should Gazans.
The aircraft carrier and other naval forces aren't doing anything except trying to keep other countries from entering the conflict and shooting down missiles. Which again I have no problem with.
If you must draw a silly analogy, it's like showing up to the bank robbery and opening a suitcase full of bulletproof vests.
We've been giving Israel billions every year for 40 plus years so it's more like we took the bank robber shopping for his mask and guns and then drove him to the bank
They're actively trying to bypass Congress right now.
Quite the opposite, Biden just threatened to veto an Israeli military aid package.
~~Solely~~ because it had a "poison-pill" of defunding the IRS
Edit: there were also other issues with it in the reply to this comment
Also because it had no humanitarian aid for Gaza and no military aid for Ukraine