Former senior Obama administration officials criticise Bidenā€™s Gaza policies on foreign policy podcast

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/29503706

By #MEE staff Published date: 2 May 2025 19:39 BST

Rhodes: ā€œ#Israel doesnā€™t want to end the war ā€¦ if they were willing to end the war, they would get the hostages out. The idea that they need to continue to fight the war against #Hamas in Gaza - Iā€™m sorry, thereā€™s no security need to do it. Youā€™re just talking about an already traumatised people, including a lot of injured people, who are being bombed in tents with no food and medicine.ā€

Vietor: ā€œWhat a total fucking disgrace the Biden administrationā€™s policy on Gaza wasā€¦ Loyalty to #Netanyahu blinded him to the carnage, the total immorality of the policy, and US complicity in that policy.ā€

  • Maeve@kbin.earth
    6Ā·
    3 months ago

    Itā€™s sad this needs to be explicitly said, but obviously yes. I feel like Iā€™m in a room with toddlers every time it needs saying.

    Which is worse, being shot on sight or beaten to death? Bombed or starved?

    • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
      52Ā·
      3 months ago

      Which is why the whole ā€œlesser evil is still evilā€ schtick bothered me so much. Like yeah, we know, Dems are evil. But Republicans are more evil, and the race was not close enough to entertain alternatives.