Israel at War?

[Solkern]

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/26/u...yria-iraq.html

"U.S. Strikes Iranian-Linked Targets in Syria"

Remember though... We are NOT at war... have to make sure you understand the distinction.

I’m not sure what you are crying about? There are military strikes done during every presidency in the past like 70+ years, US troops die to hostilities during every presidency, yet you never bitched and moaned about it before.

Oh wait, it’s different this time, because it’s Biden as president. My bad I forgot.

[Shaps]

I’m not sure what you are crying about? There are military strikes done during every presidency in the past like 70+ years, US troops die to hostilities during every presidency, yet you never bitched and moaned about it before.

Oh wait, it’s different this time, because it’s Biden as president. My bad I forgot.

I have no issue with military strikes... I have a problem with Politicians speaking out of both sides of their mouth. If you can't discern the difference, not sure how to help you.

I've bitched about plenty of operations over the years... dumb policies/actions/lack of action pisses me off regardless of who's in office.

And even though they're still using the 2001 Declaration to justify the continued presence 22+ years later... is well... yea. Oddly, and seemingly lacking... is that Declaration doesn't cover Ukraine/Russia...

And lastly... if you can't tell that foreign relations and world stability has collapsed under this President... well that's on you.

You can take Biden's words for it... it's not like I'm making things up... We are NOT at war...

https://reason.com/2021/09/21/in-u-n...just-not-true/

"Early in the speech, Biden noted that America (and the rest of the world) has "ended 20 years of conflict in Afghanistan." That's certainly true. But later, as he wrapped up the speech, Biden delivered this whopper:

"I stand here today, for the first time in 20 years, the United States is not at war. We've turned the page. All the unmatched strength, energy, and commitment, will and resources of our nation, are now fully and squarely focused on what's ahead of us, not what was behind."

But hey... it's all good... everything working as intended.

[Shaps]

Fun facts of the day:

https://crsreports.congress.gov/prod...e%20Department.

"From 2014, when Russia first invaded Ukraine, through October 5, 2023, the United States has committed more than $46.7 billion in security assistance “to help Ukraine preserve its territorial integrity, secure its borders, and improve interoperability with NATO,” according to the State Department.Oct 5, 2023"

In contrast to...

https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/09/mo...20expenditures.

"A Civil Beat analysis of different programs and fundraisers found that federal and state government agencies had committed $194 million, and non-governmental groups have raised $300 million as of Sept. 10."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...rs-3-2-billion

"They killed at least 99 people, according to a tally from Maui County. Federal estimates peg overall damage at more than $5.5 billion. Aug 15, 2023"

Let that sink in.

[Methais]

I’m not sure what you are crying about? There are military strikes done during every presidency in the past like 70+ years, US troops die to hostilities during every presidency, yet you never bitched and moaned about it before.

Oh wait, it’s different this time, because it’s Biden as president. My bad I forgot.

If you read the words in his post before you started blindly cheerleading for Biden, you would have noticed, and hopefully comprehended, that his issue isn't the strikes, it's the claim that "We are not at war" despite almost Biden's entire time in office consisting of us being involved in new wars.

Imagine the things that could have gotten done in the US if the money we've spent in Ukraine and now the Middle East instead went toward solving problems here.

I bet Maui residents are thrilled about all of this spending too while their measly $700 evaporates.

[Seran]

I’m not sure what you are crying about? There are military strikes done during every presidency in the past like 70+ years, US troops die to hostilities during every presidency, yet you never bitched and moaned about it before.

Oh wait, it’s different this time, because it’s Biden as president. My bad I forgot.

You've got to realize that a Democrat President acting decisively to protect troops at our overseas bases is incredibly troubling to Republicans. Not because they disagree, they applaud him secretly afterall. No, it's because everytime they've rallied around a candidate he turned out to have a fixation with appeasing enemy authoritarians, had abnormal fascinations with sleeping with their adult daughter, or wound up facing multiple indictments for dozens of crimes committed. Oh excuse me, that was just one candidate.

[Methais]

This is correct.

[Solkern]

If you read the words in his post before you started blindly cheerleading for Biden, you would have noticed, and hopefully comprehended, that his issue isn't the strikes, it's the claim that "We are not at war" despite almost Biden's entire time in office consisting of us being involved in new wars.

Imagine the things that could have gotten done in the US if the money we've spent in Ukraine and now the Middle East instead went toward solving problems here.

I bet Maui residents are thrilled about all of this spending too while their measly $700 evaporates.

Well, are we at war? Did Congress issue a declaration of war? Do we have troops on the ground sent over to fight?
Calling missile strikes, and US military troops dying overseas doesn’t mean war, shit happens all the time in every presidency in recent memory.

We have US bases ALL over the world, and some of them are in not friendly areas, and shit happens ALL the time, many US troops died during Trump’s presidency, and he called in air strikes and what not. Doesn’t mean we are at war.

Israel is our ally, we will support them. But that’s not our war, nor are we directly involved. We didn’t send troops over there to help fight Hamas, during this conflict, nor do we have troops fighting in Ukraine.

Sending aid to a country at war, doesn’t mean we are at war. Supporting an ally during their war, does not mean we are at war.

[Suppressed Poet]

The last time Congress made an official declaration of war was WWII though we have certainly had wars since then. I say this to point out declaration of war by congress isn’t how it happens in the postmodern era, and how war is defined can be somewhat subjective.

[Solkern]

The last time Congress made an official declaration of war was WWII though we have certainly had wars since then. I say this to point out declaration of war by congress isn’t how it happens in the postmodern era, and how war is defined can be somewhat subjective.

That’s why I also pointed out about troops on the ground. You can include large military operations etc etc. Biden and Trump have not done any of that.

Sending aid, or supporting an ally does not mean we are at war. We’ve done absolutely zero military operations in Ukraine or in the Israel conflict.

Now if Yemen or Iran do something to Israel, and we defend/help them with offensive military operations, then yes, we’d be at war.

[Suppressed Poet]

You've got to realize that a Democrat President acting decisively to protect troops at our overseas bases is incredibly troubling to Republicans. Not because they disagree, they applaud him secretly afterall. No, it's because everytime they've rallied around a candidate he turned out to have a fixation with appeasing enemy authoritarians, had abnormal fascinations with sleeping with their adult daughter, or wound up facing multiple indictments for dozens of crimes committed. Oh excuse me, that was just one candidate.

I don’t think the action taken in Syria was enough of a deterrent. At least he finally did something now.

I’m often critical about Biden, and will continue to be where I witness his incompetence, but one thing he did that I actually like and give him credit for…. When a reporter asked about Palestinian civilian casualties, Biden responded that he doesn’t trust that information given from the Palestinian side. I wish NY Times would take note.