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‘Not genocide’ says Biden after ICC warrants sought
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I'm pro-Palestine, I think what Israel is doing in Gaza is definitely a genocide, but seriously, what do you think would happen from a geopolitical standpoint if Biden said "yeah, I think the ICC is right, please stop this genocide Bibi"? The US can't afford to lose Israel as an ally so it needs to be subtle.
This is a sick way of thinking, that we would have allies in spite of them committing genocide, but neither is it new territory for the US. That said, what is the 'realpolitik' reason that we "can't afford to lose Israel as an ally"?
Seriously, we already left Saudi Arabia get away with chopping up a journalist for a US publication for that reason. And have a base in Iraq. And ostensibly Pakistan is our ally. And Turkey is in NATO. How many allies do we need in that area? And why do they all have to be terrible?
What's the reason why the US can't afford to lose Israel?
The current US president has answered this very clearly.
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Israel and the US share a lot of Intel and military technologies.
I'm not saying that the US shouldn't ditch Israel - they should, but they need to undo a few ties first. People here expect it done in a few weeks and that won't happen.
Israel is not in any way a critical US ally. Their influence in the region is basically non-existent and their inclusion in our various Middle Eastern adventures would do more harm than good so they're never asked. They're a client state heavily dependent on US arms and diplomatic protection, not some highly desirable ally we need to carefully court.
This is not true. Israel is most certainly America's crucial ally. Are American politicians funneling money into Israel (more so than any other country in history even ukraine) just for fun?
Counterpoint: it's an election year and Biden does not want to lose the Jewish Dem vote.
The system is fucked.
That too