When even the US is telling you you are overdoing the whole bombing thing..
this post was submitted on 08 May 2024
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Don't they have throwing bombs in their national anthem?
Technically those are describing UK rockets and bombs being being used against a US fort in the war of 1812. But yes.
The U.S. bombs burst in air in the national anthem, which seems less than effective as a method of warfare in the pre-aviation days, but I'm not going to tell the people who won the War of 1812 how to sing a song about it.
The bombs in the anthem are british rockets.
Well then they're the ones with the stupid attack plan.
How stupid it is to airburst rockets depends on the warhead, if its shrapnel or grapeshot then airbursting is the intention.
Good. Unfortunately it feels like far too little, far too late, and reading the article maybe only a one off thing for a particular shipment. Wondering if the article is just trying to paint the US as pushing back against the Israeli government without actually doing anything substantive.
Pausing arms shipments until Isreal stops doing a genocide has been the most widely requested response - I think this is a win. He may always backtrack but I'm willing to celebrate this.
Any steps away from supplying munitions are good steps. The article states that it’s allowing time for the verdict on the Rafah airstrikes breaking US and International Law. Ruling against Israel would aid in justifying further withdrawal to those that still support Israel. Almost half of Congress and a third of Americans still support Israel’s attacks, likely tied to their sources of media consumption.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-poll-biden-war-gaza-4159b28d313c6c37abdb7f14162bcdd1
Wondering if the article is just trying to paint the US as pushing back against the Israeli government without actually doing anything substantive.
“Is one day long enough? That’ll get the message across.”
The article states that the pause is allowing for the verdict on the Rafah air strikes violating US and International Laws.
https://apnews.com/article/gaza-israel-leahy-biden-nsm-military-aid-812864bc424b93c886226e33f5c3f0e5