• @pissnshitworldwide@sh.itjust.works
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    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video that Trump called him after the strikes: “It was a very warm conversation, very emotional.” Speaking in Hebrew, he called Trump a friend of Israel like no one before him.

    https://apnews.com/live/israel-iran-war-updates#00000197-9582-d77f-a797-ffaf39a20000

    Thanks guys, real glad we didn’t vote for that evil fascist Harris and paved the way for Mr. No New Wars…

    • @WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works
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      513 hours ago

      Has Kamala come out yet to denounce a single one of Trump’s Israel policies? Unlike a lot of other Democratic lawmakers, she has yet to publicly condemn the strike on Iran. From what evidence we can actually observe, it seems she supports the current strike. Or at least she doesn’t oppose it. There’s little reason to think she wouldn’t have ordered the exact same type of strike Trump just did. She would spin it as “being the tough cop on the international scene.”

      • Harris has been for the most part quiet about almost all of his policies so far. I can’t claim to know her reasons but if I had to speculate it’s probably an attempt to save face and not be seen as a sore loser. I’m not a Harris worshipper but I believe whole heartedly that she was the clear “less bad” option. I genuinely cannot comprehend disagreement with that given we’re only 6 months into this administration and we’ve already seen massive international and domestic upheaval and hundreds of thousands of people negatively affected by deviation from typical conduct. For instance, do you think Harris and the Democrats would be pursuing Medicaid and SNAP cuts if they had won instead?

        There’s little reason to think she wouldn’t have ordered the exact same type of strike Trump just did. She would spin it as “being the tough cop on the international scene.”

        What’s your basis for this statement? My basis for believing that she would not do this is the record of her recent Democratic presidential precedessors. Obama and Biden’s Iran policies were largely characterized by attempts to deescalate tensions and move towards more normal relations. Of course, that is difficult when allyship with Israel is a cornerstone of US Middle East strategy, but they went about it in markedly different ways than Trump did in his first term and what he’s doing now.

        • @smol_beans@lemmy.world
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          Harris talked a lot about her unwaivering support for Israel and how Iran was our biggest enemy. Plus her dnc speech was VERY hawkish