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In reply to the discussion: US blocks Palestine from becoming full member of the United Nations [View all]moniss
(4,274 posts)46. You said "Americans"
and for your information a President is not the entire US. The US in this context is the sum total of what controls what happens in the country. The President in our system is limited by Congress, the Courts and to a degree by the States. But perhaps of most importance in exercising control in this country are the wealthy and corporations. Nowhere in your quote of me or in the original can you find me referring to the President specifically or to American citizens.
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BumRushDaShow
Apr 18
OP
One of the responsibilities of a country is making sure your citizens aren't attacking other nations
ripcord
Apr 18
#9
Well to be fair it is usually the things that will pull in more viewers that get reported by the news media.
cstanleytech
Apr 18
#10
Good. Palestine is not a country, and the Gaza Strip is governed by Hamas, a terrorist organization. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 18
#12
You do know that Hamas doesn't control the West Bank, right, or do you forget that?
tornado34jh
Apr 19
#21
I didn't forget jack shit. Drop the snark. I explicitly said Hamas controls the Gaza Strip.
SunSeeker
Apr 19
#26
It is Hamas and the folks chanting "river to the sea" who think Israel shouldn't exist.
SunSeeker
Apr 19
#34
And Netanyahu would almost certainly have been pushed out by now had it not been for Hamas' 10/7 atrocity.
SunSeeker
Apr 19
#40
You are purposely ignoring decades of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
Mosby
Apr 19
#35
That is totally wrong. Joe Biden cares about the people of the middle east, and Americans.
SunSeeker
Apr 19
#37
Biden is nobody's puppet. That would be Trump, who you are assisting with your rhetoric. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 19
#50
Yes, there are extremists in Israel, like every country. And Hamas empowered them with Hamas' 10/7 atrocity.
SunSeeker
Apr 19
#56
It remains the US view that the shit that's been failing for 30 years should continue to fail
Prairie Gates
Apr 19
#24