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[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So you think if Biden was so inclined to he could just say "no more support for Israel" and everyone would just happily go along with it because he's president and everyone has to do what he says?

Or would an administration with no majority in either the senate or the house maybe have trouble going against decades of policy and doctrine, to abandon its closest ally in an incredibly unstable and important region and put at risk American political and corporate interests in the area?

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

So you think if Biden was so inclined to he could just say "no more support for Israel" and everyone would just happily go along with it because he's president and everyone has to do what he says?

YES

It should never be difficult to do the right thing.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You are right, but also very naive.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world -2 points 6 months ago

What would Jesus do? Or Martin Luther King? Or Ghandi? Or Nelson Mandela?