Hey wait I like a president who apologizes when he gets something wrong.
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What's the alternative? Fix it with a sharpie?
I mean, that obviously worked, not sure why they don't sharpie out all hurricanes going forward. /S
Glad you clarified on the sarcasm there dude, there are too many people out there nowadays who think pens are the answer to bad weather.
That’s Classified. As was any statement made about said subject, also classified.
~~Fix~~Fake it with a Sharpie
The alternatives are gaslighting and doubling down and distraction and lies etc.. You know, what Trump would do.
Tbh, same
Maybe someday we could get a public apology instead of a private one.
There's a difference between saying it to the nation from a podium and behind closed doors to a couple politicians whose support you desperately need...
Exactly.
This is a clear attempt by the Democrats to win back the Muslim and Arab vote.
It's so odd to have a president who is secure enough and has the humility to admit fault.
Even today, Trump is claiming he intentionally mixes up Obama and Biden in speeches.
"Hey man. I knew what I was saying. I just wanted to see if you knew."
Honestly, seeing/hearing the words "I will do better" from a President is what real leadership actually looks like. It's sad that it's borderline inspiring, but in this climate, it's at least an attempt at statesmanship.
Not worth the photons to display it. This is just the Sinclair Propaganda Group's spin on the Washington Post's reporting. Read that instead.
Using reader mode on iOS just gives an eBay page with some odd file. It’s junk website site even if you subscribe to their spin.
Now that is how a president should behave. Humble and accepting of criticism when they’re wrong.
This article is a month old
TIL: Mon, November 27th 2023, 11:09 AM EST is a month old.
The article in the Washington post that it pulls all its information from is (Oct 25). So why dredge it back up?
That’s a question for Jackson Walker who wrote the article. My guess, to repair his poll numbers.
So what? His admin has helped facilitate at least a temporary ceasefire to get humanitarian aid in, allow civilians to escape, and to address hostage release since then. Sounds like he's "doing better."
https://apnews.com/article/israel-war-hamas-american-hostages-biden-5d55c5e0d8ff0eced2e3ea46a4a14e69
They hand picked 5 people to attend a discussion about Palestinians and only one of them was actually Palestinian.
Why would they send more, and why do you think those four people representing a different nation, as members of that nation, didn't need to hear the discussion?
I'm confused.
Is your argument that Palestinian rights are a Muslim rights issue?
They are at least partly that
My argument is that it's pretty common to send organizational members to discussions, conventions, and meetings to learn things.
This was a meeting with Joe Biden. I would argue he'd have a few things to learn on this matter.
My argument about not including Palestinian voices is that you're ignoring the people most impacted there.
Will he do better about continuing to fund and supply the genocide?
Has he apologized for his blatant lie about seeing beheaded babies?
He's gonna do better by removing all restrictions of weapon sales to Israel so they can finish off their genocide and ethnic cleansing?
Sales? Lol.
The US has "Strategic reserves" of ammunition, weapons, and vehicles in Israel. These are held there in case of a regional conflict the US has to respond to.
Biden is in the process of allowing Israel to access these reserves without limitation, instead of following US and international law about supplying arms. Our tax dollars will now be used to refill these strategic reserves after Israel "accesses" them.
Oh and I'm sure as soon as this blows over we will be fast on our feet to reverse that decision and won't build Israel's arsenal for a decade or more. Nope definitely won't do that.
I think it's important to note that modern supplies have a timeline on them and from what I understand we've provided both isreal and ukraine with supplies on the cusp of or already expired to which we would have had to replace them anyway.
You may not like it, and I don't agree with it, but they are technically saving the taxpayer money because if they didn't do this the items would be taken to a UEX ranch and blown up, costing significantly more for the taxpayer in transport and work than just selling it to the locals and replacing the stock with new.
As a direct point to this, the russians bought north korean artillery shells* and they are killing more russians and their equipment than actually firing towards targets.
*Many of the shells that russia bought from north korea are actually the shells the USSR sold NK before they collapsed. Explosive ordinance and munitions tend to require controlled environments for long term storage or they have an expected low lifetime viability. (especially if affected by humid conditions)
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