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submitted 7 months ago by caveman@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/14095378

Biden administration set to greenlight $18 billion sale of F-15 fighter jets to Israel

All of this after "getting angry" with Israel

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[-] LovingHippieCat@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Don't get me wrong, this is a shitty thing to do. But there are two important facts to keep in mind. First, that this has been something they've been working on for months so it's not like biden and his administration went from telling bibi that he needs to protect civilians and try to come to a deal with hamas and have a ceasefire to selling him these jets in the same talk. Second, these jets have to be built. It'll take at least 5 years for them to be built and anyone who is aware of how slow our government builds jets knows that that could be extended. If anything this isn't shitty because it's giving Israel jets, its shitty because it looks like a fucking bribe from the Israelis to try and make sure the US continues to support them.

[-] holycrap@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago

Isreal? Bribing US politicians?

[-] K1nsey6@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago

That additional $1.4m Biden's received since December looks very much like a bribe

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