Posted on 03/25/2024 6:46:51 AM PDT by SJackson
The Biden regime is in a tough spot. Its far-left base is enraged over its ongoing ostensible support for Israel. Instead of acting with integrity despite the electoral cost and standing by a loyal ally in its time of need, the regime is making a series of moves to betray Israel and give aid and comfort to its enemies.
Now it’s mulling over a step that would constitute the biggest betrayal of all and would hand victory to the Hamas jihad terror group. For the unprincipled Biden regime apparatchiks, it’s all about winning in November.
The New York Sun reported Monday that Old Joe and his henchmen are “reportedly considering leaving Israel short of the armaments it needs to fight Hamas.” The veiled threat was there on that same day, during the callow but thoroughly indoctrinated National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s White House press briefing. A reporter reminded Sullivan that “the deadline for Israel to comply with the National Security Memorandum 20 is coming up on Sunday,” and asked him: “Has Israel responded in writing?”
National Security Memorandum 20 is not exactly a venerable cornerstone of American foreign policy. It is only a few weeks old, dating from Feb. 8. It seeks, among other things, to “prevent arms transfers that risk facilitating or otherwise contributing to violations of human rights or international humanitarian law.”
Given the fact that Biden issued it during a time when Israel was being falsely accused of massive human rights violations and when the Biden regime was under heavy pressure to betray Israel or face a massive loss of votes from Muslims and their allies in November, this memorandum has the look of a trap that was being laid and is about to be sprung now.
Sullivan answered: “So, first, when you say ‘to comply,’ what they have to do by Sunday is just provide credible and reliable assurances that they will abide by their international obligations, not obligations we’ve imposed upon them, but — but obligations they have freely accepted with respect to international humanitarian law, which, of course, includes not arbitrarily impeding the flow of humanitarian assistance where they can control that. So, I cannot tell you today — confirm today that they have provided that. Obviously, as you said, they have several more days before they have to do so. And we anticipate that they will.”
So Israel had, as of Monday, not yet complied with a new rule the Biden regime just made up, that arms sales can only go to nations that respect “international humanitarian law.” Israel does respect this law; when independent observers have dubbed the IDF “the most moral army in the world.” The international outrage, however, is growing against the Jewish state. Hamas is eagerly fueling that outrage, fabricating casualty numbers before a world that has been all too eager to be fooled, and even preposterously claiming that Israel was conducting a “genocide.”
Meanwhile, you will be absolutely unshocked to learn that Old Joe’s new rule is being applied selectively. The Sun notes that “In reality, arms are sold to foes and allies alike in all five continents, with little notice of rights violations. Mr. Biden urged Congress last month to approve the sale of F-16s to Turkey, even as it massacres Kurds in Iraq and Syria.” No one asked Jake Sullivan at Monday’s press briefing if arms sales to Turkey would be cut off.
This is just the latest in a growing series of indications that the Biden regime is abandoning Israel and pulling for a Hamas victory. After threats from Nihad Awad of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Gaza City) to withhold the Muslim vote if the regime doesn’t betray Israel, the regime began doing just that, step by step, in slow motion, sending $100 million to Gaza and $10 billionto Hamas’ financiers, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and putting ever-increasing pressure on the Netanyahu government.
Aside from the monstrous immorality of supporting forces that really do want to commit the genocide that Israel is falsely accused of committing, this is short-sighted in the extreme. What do Biden regime apparatchiks think will happen if Hamas defeats Israel and survives this war? Do they think that the jihadis will be so overflowing with gratitude to the U.S. that they won’t ever strike Americans or U.S. interests? They’re in for a rude surprise.
This is an election year and Biden will posture as far as he can but to seriously take action against Israel’s Leftists is not in the cards.
Instead anyone on the Right in Israel will be targeted a mirror of Biden’s domestic policy against Trump Supporters.
“reportedly considering leaving Israel short of the armaments it needs to fight Hamas.” That is why the US gives (and loans) armaments to foreign countries. They think that they OWN them, and that is the strategy. It has been for the last 100 years. However, it is a very dangerous game because it will drive their potential “slave” states to someone else, or even better, to self sufficiency. Biden thinks he is in control. He is not. IN fact, he has lived the same illusion that most US Presidents have had. That is, by having the shiny weapons to dole out as bribes to other governments, they ensure their loyalty. But, in fact, they do just the opposite. Why did we lose 58,000 in Vietnam? Think about. Being in the military during that war I learned that there never was a serious attempt to win it, but to prolong it for political reasons. Same as the Middle East. Why does the Administration stick with a “Two-State” Solution that the Israelis do not want, nor the Palestinians? Because it is not for the indigent populations but for the US self-interest, and they really don’t give a damn whether Jews are slaughtered, or Arabs, or anyone else for that matter. It is a sad story of the US involvement in foreign wars. Nothing ever changes. In Vietnam, we were there to stop the “Communist takeover”, but even more importantly, to protect and defend the French Rubber Trees.
Seems to me that being an ally of the US is an iffy proposition.
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Progressive Leftism is the greatest threat to American Democracy, and myabe the greatest threat to world peace.
This will be fascinating.
How will Bibi make amends?
Democrat Jews in my area worship Biden...
Notwithstanding the squalid democrat election strategy, it is hard to believe that Biden regime is actually “pulling for Hamas;” but then when one steps back and looks at his actions since taking office, it is hard not to believe. Enabling Iran to restore oil exports; freeing up tens of billions of dollars formerly embargoed; the ambiguous and ambivalent “support” expressed by reptiles like Jake the Snake and winkin’ Blinken; the refusal to allow a “Clean” Israeli aid bill. Pushing for a catastrophic cease fire. Yeah. To what end idk, but it seems the democrats would be happy to see hamas withstand the current war and endure.
I know Christians who have been buying Israeli war bonds for many years. I’m looking into doing the same. They say the earnings are pretty good.
Wait just a minute!
Have you forgotten history?
The party, formerly known as the Democrat Party, used that exact "dry up the ammo & equipment source" to stab South Vietnam in the back and hand victory to the former Democrat Party's soon-to-be fellow communists...
Richard Nixon negotiated “Peace With Honor” and the Dems in Congress then cut off the military assistance is the story I experienced as a child.
I also supported Dr. Carl McIntire who marched for World War II style victory in Vietnam and lost his radio station to the Fairness Doctrine of the FCC for it.
The liberals complained about him to the feds and the Republican run FCC pulled the license.
That was the double tap...
The Democrats had throttled the equipment & ammo replenishments for the South almost 18 months before the final act you mentioned...
Their reasoning was that it was important to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory...
Precisely what they (now, the American Communist Party) has done in virtually every war since...
Thanks. It’s all politics with this regime.
Ditto that!
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