• XeroxCool@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        What is that law? Closest I think I can get is HR 4986 sec 227 which mentions Israel, but I can’t read further. Who put it in place?

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          4 months ago

          From the linked politico article,

          Legally, the U.S. can’t cut Israel off completely. Since 2008, the U.S. has had to weigh all arms sales to Israel and other countries in the region against the requirement that Israel maintains a “qualitative military edge” against all enemies, both state and non-state actors.

          In 2008, George W. Bush was in his second term as president.

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            4 months ago

            Yes, Bush was the president for most of 2008. Obama got a short portion, although the exact president in place doesn’t necessarily tell you if they agreed anyway. Since president’s don’t really write law, I was looking for the exact law to see the history of which representatives were pushing it. I wanted to see what the angle was for that piece of the bill and what else was attached to it. Nothing gets passed as an individual law, meaning it was probably a rider in a much larger group of laws that likely made it a non-negotiable requirement bundled into a more pressing matter.

            But I guess 9+ people read my simple question as total contempt for the situation.

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              4 months ago

              Obama was inaugurated in January 2009, though he was elected in 2008, so it’s easy to confuse.

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    4 months ago

    Why would you think it’s a good political move to sign a bomb in such a controversial conflict. It boggles my mind who suggested that as a good idea.

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        4 months ago

        If you actually cared about Palestine to survive, your best bet is to vote Biden.

        All the alternatives will make the situation literally worse.

        But you don’t care about Palestine do you? You just want Trump to win. Since your overlord Pootin commanded you to.

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          4 months ago

          So. Let me get this straight. My BEST bet would be to vote for the same guy whose administration continues to provide billions of dollars in weapons to conduct airstrikes on refugee camps, and sometimes makes “We’re outraged! Who would have thought Israel would continue killing civilians!” comnents. You’re really as delusional as the other side. Greetings from a Pootin troll.

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            4 months ago

            Yes that’s exactly right, because the alternative manages to somehow be even worse. All hail the two party system.