While the president has stood strongly behind Israel since Hamas attacked, he said on “60 Minutes” that a new occupation of Gaza would “be a big mistake.”
What does he have to gain, politically, by putting Israel on notice in this way? Nothing domestically nor geopolitically. He’s just going to be stuck holding the bag pointlessly when they retake that land.
Just to be clear I’m not weighing in on what I think should happen. I’m just saying unheeded commands erode authority (and credibility).
I’m not qualified to assert an appropriate outcome in all of this, but I think that state actors who punish and pawn civilians domestically and abroad are hellish and should be removed by their people. Everyone on every side of every border deserves comfort and security.
Congress is divided because of the Republican party and the invasion of Gaza is surprisingly unpopular. If this gets dragged out the republicans are gonna have another schism on their hands.
What does he have to gain, politically, by putting Israel on notice in this way? Nothing domestically nor geopolitically. He’s just going to be stuck holding the bag pointlessly when they retake that land.
Just to be clear I’m not weighing in on what I think should happen. I’m just saying unheeded commands erode authority (and credibility).
I’m not qualified to assert an appropriate outcome in all of this, but I think that state actors who punish and pawn civilians domestically and abroad are hellish and should be removed by their people. Everyone on every side of every border deserves comfort and security.
Congress is divided because of the Republican party and the invasion of Gaza is surprisingly unpopular. If this gets dragged out the republicans are gonna have another schism on their hands.
I’m glad to see that Bibi’s not gonna get away with this