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That’s being intentionally misleading. Biden bypassed Congress twice to give Israel more weapons. That’s not something he was obligated to do, and proof he is NOT “bound by the will of Congress.”
As Bernie Sanders and other senators have pointed out, US law says arms transfers must stop if we have a credible concern the weapons are used for war crimes or if the receiving country is actively blocking US aid. Both of those things are happening but Biden is claiming he hasn’t seen any of this so he won’t enforce the actual laws and treaties on the books.
Biden’s hands are not tied like you’re pretending they are.
Even if I am wrong, which is certainly possible, it is uncharitable of you to say that I'm being dishonest.
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.
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.
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.
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.