Why is Biden still sending weapons the the Israelis?

[msc545]

These US-made weapons sold by US defense contractors are being used to commit mass murder in Gaza. Why is Biden continuing to do this?

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I think the reason Biden keeps doing this is because he is afraid of incurring the wrath of his masters, the arms merchants. It is costing the Democrats votes.

[JesseP1nk]

First read this https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraine-war-orders-starting-boost-revenues-big-us-defense-contractors-2023-10-27/

Then this

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/10/defense-contractors-spent-70-million-lobbying-ahead-of-annual-defense-budget-bill-ndaa/

You think they care about people dying? They need a new pool for their villa

[msc545]

Exactly. Last year they got 1 TRILLION $ from our government. At least that is what the government was willing to admit to. Probably a lot more that they hid.

[msc545]

That gun in the first link you posted is estimated to cost around $2.5 million.

[CaptainSmartass]

A villa without a pool isn't a villa at all.

[msc545]

@CaptainSmartass Exactly. Gotta have it all...

[ohsheeT]

Because somewhere he's still getting paid for it

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I agree, he needs to stop!

[Berethor]

Islam is huge threat to the world, Israel is fighting Islamic Scums, Gaza is a Shithole.

https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/attacks/in-the-name-of-allah.aspx

[Anonymous]

Not sure Joe Biden is really doing anything, but rather his team has decided to do this because they want kick backs and/or believe in the Israeli cause like most of the democratic party, including it seems Kamala.

Your right now it would force the Israelis to a deal real quick if the weapons were taken off the table.

[msc545]

He is afraid of what the arms merchants would do if peace broke out.

[Opinion Owner]

@msc545
Money is a powerful motivator in politics when you don't have enough of your own.

That said I really do think a lot of them genuinely support the Israeli position to include apparently those running the Biden-Harris who turned out to be quite the war mongers, as most every president is.

Don't get me wrong Trump is ok with Israel defending itself too, and would sell weapons for the sake of selling weapons to them and others. But he did get us out of the never ending wars while refusing to start any new ones for the first president 40 years since Jimmy Carter.

[Sevenpointfive]

because everyone in congress is bought by the jews

[exitseven]

Biden is trying to pander for votes from both sides. The democrats do not care if they have to del with terrorists if it means more votes for them.

Isreae is out ally and should be supported. The US should not be supporting a terrorist group thst wants to kill all the Jews.

[msc545]

The Israelis are the terrorists in case you hadn't noticed.

[exitseven]

@msc545 What happened on oct 7th?

[msc545]

What has been happening daily since then? They are all terrorists.

[NathanDavis]

US made weapons are used to commit mass murder all over the world...

business is business... and war is capitalism

[Anonymous]

Israel is a top U. S. ally. Hammas is a terrorist organization.

[Pohjolan]

Did you miss the whole war on terror?

The more jihadists Israel kills the less others have to bother dealing with them.

[Anonymous]

They are supporting the correct side but are taking so long to do anything, I'd take the guns away if they're not going to be efficient with them

[nawtee_me]

War is war….. people die….. they should not have allowed Hamas to shoot rockets into Israel from Gaza if they didn’t want to be bombed back….

[msc545]

Who is "they" ?

[nawtee_me]

The Palestinians in Gaza

[msc545]

I don't think they are in charge of what Hamas does nor did they have any way of stopping them. It is an unreasonable expectation.