• Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 months ago

    intentionally misleading

    Even if I am wrong, which is certainly possible, it is uncharitable of you to say that I’m being dishonest.

    Biden bypassed Congress twice to give Israel more weapons.

    I’m not terribly surprised to learn about that; early on, he was very supportive of Israel, and publicly appeared to view the situation differently than he appears to do so now. As such, when this happened is extremely important: if it was prior to the State of the Union Address, then it’s absolutely irrelevant to my evaluation of his current motivation and my prediction of his potential actions.

    US law says arms transfers must stop if we have a credible concern the weapons are used for war crimes

    Yes, I’m aware. As I state in another comment, my hope is that his current trend of escalating criticism is an effort to maneuver himself and the majority of congress into a position where he cut off aid without political backlash against his position by congress or against the united states from their allies. Time will tell if this is a show or if he’s sincere.

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      8 months ago

      it is uncharitable of you to say that I’m being dishonest

      Because you insist that Biden is not the one ordering weapons shipments and that he is bound by law to do so, and when I give evidence that the law says otherwise you say “yes I am aware.”

      And yes, Biden bypassed Congress twice in December and then approved another last month. He doesn’t even do that for Ukraine.

      The honest thing to do would be to acknowledge the mistake and withdraw your claim.

      • Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        8 months ago

        So you knew I was dishonest because of the content of the reply I gave when you said I was dishonest? 🤨

        Sounds legit. Every part of your comment is without flaw. I’m sure you read all of mine; it’s the perfect response.