For everyone thinking of rejecting Biden for his policy on Gaza and the Middle East, might I remind you that Trump tried to pass a whole-ass MUSLIM BAN.
As someone from the Global South, in a country that has suffered and been exploited by Spanish imperialism, British imperialism, and then US neoimperialism, I find it a bit amusing that the tone of this article is: "China is dangerously and alarmingly building bases and strongholds all over the world, some of which are close to OUR bases and strongholds!"
You see, only America gets to be a global superpower with imperialist reach.
(To forestall the certain bad faith arguments that are inevitable to pop up, I think Chinese imperialism is also bad).
3 fmr #UnitedStates foreign policy ofcls in Trump's admin met w/ Benjamin Netanyahu & other public figures in #Israel on Mon….
The delegation was comprised of Robert O'Brien, who served as Trump's 4th & final #NationalSecurity adviser, as well as fmr Ambassador to the #UAE John Rakolta & fmr Ambassador to #Switzerland Ed McMullen….
#Trump Says Little on #Gaza, & Nothing About What He’d Do Differently
In the ~5 months since #Hamas invaded #Israel on #Oct7, igniting the most divisive #ForeignPolicy crisis of #Biden’s presidency, Trump has said noticeably little about the subj.
“So you have a war that’s going on, & you’re probably going to have to let this play out. You’re probably going to have to let it play out, because a lot of people are dying,” #Trump said in an interview w/Univision a month after the attack. His main advice to #Netanyahu & the #Israelis …was to do a better job w/ “public relations,” because the #Palestinians were “beating them at the public relations front.”
We've got a #Czech-focused podcast for you this week. We're discussing what happened when the Wall Street Journal rather patronisingly described Czechia as 'a small ex-Soviet satellite state'. Plus, why the Czech government is so much less scared of China than others in Europe.
While #peace is seen as a #foreignpolicy issue in the US, research shows that US communities, especially those struggling with high levels of crime and violence, do care strongly about peace.
They just tend to use words like “safety” and "well-being” instead.
Each [of the 7] was given an initial 45 days for a snr ofcl to provide “credible & reliable written assurances” that it will use #UnitedStates defense material in accordance w/ #InternationalHumanitarianLaw & other laws.
The #LawOfWar imposes specific requirements on #targeting, protection of #civilians & treatment of #POWs.
When you elect magats to congress, whether or not they decide to do anything at all depends on whether or not they think it will further their plans for dominion and armageddon. Literally. Johnson only capitulated on Ukraine because he thinks it will lead to more people converting to his cult and pushing his cult's unpopular policies.
Not because the safety of the free world depends on it. Right wing christians couldn't care less about that.
These whackadoodles have no business being in Congress or any government position. They're insane. They are letting bronze age fairy tales decide 21st century issues. It's deranged.
An army of Jesus”: Inside Mike Johnson’s come-to-Jesus moment ahead of Ukraine reversal - Johnson met evangelical leader of Ukraine’s National Prayer Breakfast before last week's press conference
By Jonathan Larsen, Published April 22, 2024
The announcement came hours after #POTUS had a tense phone call w/PM #Netanyahu during which Biden threatened to condition future support for Israel depending on how it addresses his concerns about #CivilianCasualties & the #HumanitarianCrisis in Gaza.
Nearly all of #aid that has reached Gaza has entered through 2 border crossings in the south, & conditions are especially bad in northern #Gaza, where most of the population lived before being #displaced by #Israel’s invasion.
#Trump has frequently boasted that he could negotiate peace between #Russia & #Ukraine within 24 hrs if elected, even before taking office. But he has repeatedly declined to specify publicly how….
Trump-aligned #ForeignPolicy thinkers have emphasized addressing threats to #US interests from #China & seeking ways to reverse Russia’s increasing dependence on China for #military, #industrial & #economic assistance. They have also embraced limiting #NATO expansion.
Long ago, the US military was organized mostly by branches, and they were set against each other so that none of them would challenge the civilian leadership (the founding fathers were paranoid about them taking over).
Some time ago, there was a major reorganization by region. Each command is responsible for a different region and is made up of all of the branches.
My father was stationed at MacDill AFB when the RDJTF became Centcomm (Middle East & North Africa).
Dad wasn't just mad because the things the military wanted didn't happen, that increase in political instability had a real human cost for the civilians living in those Arab countries.
Anyway, if you were ever curious about why the US government seems severely schizophrenic with regards to its Middle East policies, this is why. Behind the scenes, there are different factions with different agendas working against each other.
#Biden calls #America’s democratic values the “grounding wire of our global power” & its #alliances “our greatest asset.” …#Trump, called for withdrawing American forces in #Europe & #Asia & has promised… to cut loose even our closest #allies if they don’t do as he tells them. …Trump sees all countries as unreliable, the relations between them #transactional. That sentiment has spread throughout a #GOP that once championed America’s values abroad…
#Biden’s admin has worked to prevent the #war in #Gaza from igniting a broader regional conflict. He brokered the 1st trilateral summit w/long-distrustful regional partners #SouthKorea & #Japan, & coaxed the #Philippines to move away from China’s orbit & accept 4 new #US military bases. He has rallied countries in #Europe & #Asia to curtail #China’s economic sway. “We have put together the strongest #alliance in the history of the world,” Biden says…. #ForeignPolicy#geopolitics#BidenHarris2024
#POTUS#Biden, asked whether #Israel PM Benjamin #Netanyahu was prolonging the #war in #Gaza in an effort to hold on to #power & stay in office, said that he believed “there is every reason for people to draw that conclusion.”
Since announcing his 1st presidential campaign in 2015, #Russia has followed #Trump like an unshakable thunder cloud. TFG has repeatedly expressed a fascination w/Russia, lavished praise on #Putin & refused to stand up to the Russian president on a range of issues — from #ElectionInterference in 2016 to invading #Ukraine….
…His latest round of pro-Russian cheerleading (is) … now against a dramatically changed backdrop. The #Russia-Ukraine war is entering its 3rd year, w/no signs of abating. #Putin critics are calling the death of #Navalny — who had survived a previous Russian attempt to poison him — a #murder. & under #Trump’s leadership, the #Republican Party has drifted in a remarkably #isolationist direction on #ForeignPolicy, w/ #HouseRepublicans currently holding up much-needed #aid to #Ukraine.