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Biden administration’s Gaza strategy panned as ‘mess’ amid clashing goals (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 8 months ago by juicy to c/politics@beehaw.org

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The Biden administration’s policy on Gaza has been widely criticised as being in disarray as the defense secretary described the situation as a “humanitarian catastrophe” the day after the state department declared Israel to be in compliance with international humanitarian law.

Washington was also on the defensive on Tuesday over its claim that a UN security council ceasefire resolution on which it abstained was non-binding, an interpretation that put the US at odds with other member states, international legal scholars and the UN itself.

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[–] eveninghere@beehaw.org 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I have a sad feeling about Biden's military policy so far, watching the world police from Asia. This feeling started with Afghanistan.

I do understand that Afghan politics was to be blamed on regarding the chaotic US withdrawal there. Afghanistan failed to commit in democracy, and gave in to the Taliban. But at the same time, the US (or the larger peace keepers) recruited local advocates for democracy and then effectively handed them to Taliban. The event was especially cruel in that regard. That also made a devastating damage to future attempts at democracy in the middle east – the lesson was, sadly, not to trust the west, because you can be thrown under the bus together with your daughters, sons, spouse and parents.

Who'll cooperate with the west the next time a terrorist organization threatens democracies?

As I admitted, Afghanistan was to be blamed on this, and the internet also sympathized with Biden, to the extent that looked to me like tribalism at times.

This time with Gaza, (let me say) finally, Biden is criticized for his support on attacks against Gaza. This is again sad. At least the US liberals are not going full-on tribalism to support their President.