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Hi, I'm here to point out that those arms sales were designated by many Congresses going back decades, and the deals for them were not reversible by a presidential edict, except for arms that were not for "defensive purposes," which Biden was able to and did put a hold on ... Except that House Republicans reversed that.
Biden could've vetoed the multiple aid bills that passed his desk with arms shipments to israel after oct 7th and after it became clear Israel was using this as an excuse to obliterate gaza.
He could've also enforced the leahy laws which prohibit arms shipments to countries that are suspected of using them for human rights abuses.
He didn't do either because he is a zionist who is fine with the genocide of Palestinians.
Why would Biden bypass congress for arms sales that were "designated by many Congresses"?: https://apnews.com/article/us-israel-gaza-arms-hamas-bypass-congress-1dc77f20aac4a797df6a2338b677da4f
israel's campaign of genocide that it has been waging for over a year (and more accurately, since its founding) is not defensive. Biden even claimed that he'd set a red line, but then he'd pretend nothing happened when israel crossed them: https://www.npr.org/2024/05/29/nx-s1-4983786/where-is-the-biden-administrations-red-line-when-it-comes-palestinian-deaths-in-gaza
Do you think 2,000-pound bombs are used for defensive purposes?: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-has-sent-israel-thousands-2000-pound-bombs-since-oct-7-2024-06-28/
Oh, I see what you mean in that article:
Wow, pausing a single shipment when israel already had more than enough to level all of Palestine. That really made a difference!
Sure is better now, huh.
Sure would be better if Biden had stopped supporting a genocide and listened to their base. Maybe they would have been able to stop Trump winning, at least. So good job on you for wanting more of what makes the DNC lose to Trump.
"That's the way we've always done it" is a shit excuse for genocide. But any excuse will do for the genocidal.
The Leahy law is RIGHT THERE.