"Trump takes a dimmer view of Netanyahu — less because of his failed performance than because he can’t forgive the prime minister for calling Biden in 2020 to congratulate him on his victory. Four days after the Hamas attacks, Trump also called Hezbollah, without reprobation, “very smart.” About Vladimir Putin, he said, “I got along with him very good.
Very good. Very smart. The Republican front-runner."
"This column doesn’t always abound with praise for President Biden and his administration. This week’s is an exception.
Netanyahu will be remembered, irrevocably, as the man who failed — not tragically, much less heroically, but selfishly, arrogantly, despicably. He maintains political authority but is devoid of moral authority. I cannot imagine a future for him or his cabinet of blowhards and toadies except in exile, walled compounds or prison cells.
Biden stepped into the vacuum."
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"It’s a brave trip, even for a president with his vast security apparatus, given that Hamas’s rockets continue to fall indiscriminately on Israel and a second front with Hezbollah could open at any time. He is going, almost surely, to do what he does best: console the bereaved and bereft, give courage to those in fear.
This is statesmanship in the teeth of far-left opposition and incessant right-wing criticism. It’s the president’s finest hour.
I have seen some criticism that the hidden purpose of the trip is for Biden to hug Israel close so that he can stay its hand, or at least slow it. I doubt it, since he could hardly have been clearer in his “60 Minutes” interview that Hamas would have to be eliminated entirely, even as there needed to be a path to a Palestinian state.
That path is a long one, but Biden gets the big thing right..."
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5 comments:
Frankly Shaw, i think Netanyahu must go. He is, an authoritarian strong arm and i do not trust his motives.
President Biden showed us more honor, wisdom and presidential leadership in one day than the Malevolent Messiah could in a lifetime.
His support for Israel is paired with his assertion that most Palestinians are innocent, and should immediately receive humanitarian aid. And he repeated his preference for a two-state solution.
Yes, and yet 3500 Palestinians have perished and 12,000 have been injured, with half of Palestinians now homeless in Gaza. With Israel only allowing a fraction of the humanitarian aid needed to enter Gaza from Egypt.
With much more death and destruction to come.
Hamas was barbaric in their unprovoked attack on Isreal. There is no doubt about that. A response was neccessary.
However, Israel's (Netanyahu's) response is heavier handed than it need be and ultimately will only serve to dive the hate in the region to ever heightened levels. There will be no winners from this and Israel may ultimately find itself coming out on the short end of this. Along with the USA.
Poor Les. He just "admitted he hates Jews" by criticizing Netanyahu.
This is how the radical Right brainwashing works from a cult that believes anyone who isn't in their Trump Cult is either a "RINO" or "commie dumocrat" who hates America.
I'm afraid the horrors will continue as long as this hate cult infects a third of America, enabling Trump's crimes and war on our democracy.
Meanwhile, here's what fine Christian people think about the hostage situation:
"I hate to see innocents murdered … but there is some logic in the question: “Why would you visit a land known for human atrocities?”
What did Franklin advise? Oh, right, buyer beware.
As bad as this sounds, there may be a long-term advantage to letting these “hostages” suffer whatever consequences derive from their piss-poor decisions. When Hamas understands that hostages offer no value, they’ll stop taking them."
These people support Trump and think of themselves as fine Americans!
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