Republicans seek tools to force Biden to send weapons to Israel
By
Ramsey Touchberry
May 9, 2024 6:28 pm
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Senate Republicans are in search of legislative tools to force President Joe Biden to relinquish his threat of withholding U.S. military aid to Israel amid heightened tensions with the ally over its war in Gaza.

Biden is vowing to halt a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs in an effort to influence Israel not to launch a new military offensive in Rafah over concerns about more civilian casualties in the densely populated Gaza city home to more than 1 million civilians and refugees.

“We can’t let this pass without some pushback,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).

He is leading the charge among GOP senators, whose frustration over Biden’s handling of the foreign policy situation that they say undermines Congress pans across the party’s ideological spectrum from moderates to conservatives.

“The [administration] did not inform the Appropriations Committee,” Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), a centrist senator who is the ranking member of the panel, said. “They did not inform the Foreign Relations Committee. They did not inform the Armed Relations Committee. It was a unilateral decision.”

Biden’s move comes after Congress approved a foreign aid package in April that included fresh military aid for Israel and humanitarian relief for Gazans that capped off months of delay and bitter political feuds.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was incremental in garnering GOP support for the legislation.

“The president of the United States will be forced to choose between his supposedly ‘ironclad’ commitment to an ally under attack and the will of his leftist political base,” McConnell said. “And because they bet that the president would choose the latter, well, it would seem that Hamas bet correctly.”

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/2998520/republicans-seek-enforcement-biden-israel-aid-rafah/

I wasn't implying that the Kamchatka fire was a Ukrainian attack.  Just pointing out another internal petroleum 'accident' in Russia proper.

And yes, I've played Risk too.  Would you prefer Yakutsk?  I assumed the site was near Vladivostok, but wasn't sure how far.  But definitely on the Kamchatka peninsula.

I recall that Kamchatka has  "bridge" to Alaska.

Karl Von Clausewitz: "War is the continuation of politics by other means."

Fishrrman: "Refusing to support a just war is the continuation of politics, as well..."

Pro-Israel PAC pledges to ‘go all in’ on defeating Biden after Rafah red line comments
By
Mabinty Quarshie
May 9, 2024 6:06 pm
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EXCLUSIVE — The leader of a newly launched pro-Israel super PAC excoriated President Joe Biden‘s comments this week drawing a red line on U.S. aid to Israel as “unforgivable.”

Aaron Evans, president of American Fortitude, which launched on Thursday, slammed Biden for attempting to win “cheap political votes” by claiming he wouldn’t supply ammunition to Israel if the nation invades Rafah in a CNN interview.

“Not only is he totally going against the will of a massive bipartisan decision from both chambers of Congress, but he’s also literally turning his back on our most important ally,” Evans said in an interview with the Washington Examiner. “We are going to be not only ensuring that he’s held accountable politically, but that people remember this betrayal in November.”

American Fortitude is aiming to raise and spend $30 million on the 2024 campaign to hold lawmakers accountable for their stance on Israel as it battles against Hamas while combating antisemitism in the U.S.

The PAC will focus on anywhere between 15-20 races in defeating candidates not supporting U.S. aid to Israel. But Biden’s news-making comments on Israel led to American Fortitude to begin preparing an ad for next week against the president.

“They’re states we probably would not have engaged in prior to yesterday,” Evans said. “Frankly, we hadn’t even made a decision on whether to weigh in on the presidential race yet or not because Biden had at least been giving good lip service. And now he’s betrayed that lip service, which is what has prompted us to go all in on the presidential.”

“We’re already working on our first ad that will draw attention to some of the foreign policy blunders and the cowardice of President Biden,” he continued. “And we’ll be releasing that next week.”

College encampments protesting U.S. funding for Israel have spread through the nation, with law enforcement being asked to clear away activists.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/2998030/pro-israel-pac-pledges-biden-defeat-rafah-red-line/

I don't think Trump is capable of being humiliated.  What this is doing is showing just how horrid the Democommies are.  Presently led by a pedophile, what can you expect?  And the vast majority of Dems have wrapped their arms around degenerate behavior and mindsets.

Our sovereignty is being destroyed every day by folks on both sides of the aisle.  Something has to change, and soon before everything goes completely to sh*t!!!  Four more years of Biden I believe will destroy this nation with no coming back.