Victoria Raverna wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:24 am
So either Biden is weak, or Biden lied about being upset?
Think about what you are saying - are you assuming that a "Strong" Biden would be able to manipulate Netanyaho? Is that your entire premise? That Netanyaho is manipulatable, but we have the wrong man in office to manipulate him right now?
And so this is all really about Biden - and not simply about Netanhayo. I mean - if the President of France starts doing some bad shit, is that also because Biden is too weak to control him/her?
Where are all the levers that Widodo has that he isn't pulling? Honestly, why the fuck isn't your leader doing a single god damn thing here either?
Honestly?
Of course, you have no levers at all. But if you had levers - your president would also be deliberate in their use - or else he wouldn't be your leader for very long at all.
You have this very black-and-white program running in your head right now. We all want Biden to add more and more pressure on Israel. I also feel he isn't "doing enough". I'm also okay with saying that Biden isn't doing everything I want him to do, but I also am a grown adult and I understand that politically it's not as simple as I want it to be. You want me to conclude: "Biden is wrong". Wrong? What does that even mean here?
What's important, for starters - is you have an American President who has publicly threatened to change Israeli policy. You can be sure that's a public statement that is backed up by a lot more private statements.
And I'm sorry to let you know, VR, that's as good as it's going to get for this step in the process.
You need to realize that the other choice (and the political pressure that Biden is up against in a critical (*CRITICAL) election year here) is the GOP - and that is WORLDS worse.
So, be an adult with us, VR, and take that into your world-view.
Yes, Biden should do 'more', and I think he wants to do 'more', but he understands the world he is in better than you do, I believe.
I'm frustrated with Biden too. He's our best. Deal with it.