• queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    There's some serious mincing of language between "humanitarian pause" and "ceasefire". These have different meanings and Biden can't seem to tell the difference.

    • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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      1 year ago

      Oh, he probably knows the actual difference

      But this sort of mealy-mouthed dithering is intentional

      This way, when nothing changes, he can shrug his shoulders and say "Well, we tried for a ceasefire" and the braying jackasses at his heels can cry "Best president ever, look at how hard he tries!"

      • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        I doubt he knows what year it is.

        Up until this, all calls for a ceasefire were shouted down as asking Israel to surrender. I think they're ass covering by saying "ceasefire and pause are the same" because it definitely contradicts their position from literally the previous day. I don't think this is 4D chess. It's Biden flubbing his talking points.

  • FumpyAer [any, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    His press dept will probably walk it back, just like they do any time he says something halfway decent or accidently too hawkish.

    • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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      1 year ago

      The President's stutter prevented him from saying "Death to those Brown Devils!" Which is the official stance of the White House

  • emizeko [they/them]
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    1 year ago

    or maybe some of his tier one operators got captured :bloomer:

  • ikiru@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    “I’m the guy that convinced Bibi to call for a cease-fire to let the [hostages] out. I’m the guy that talked to Sisi to convince him to open the door,” Biden said

    You're also the guy that continues to fund, arm, and defend the guys doing the genocide.

    • BodyBySisyphus [he/him]
      hexagon
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      1 year ago

      biden-rember "Kids these days act like they should get a trophy for doing even less than the bare minimum!"

  • emizeko [they/them]
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    1 year ago

    someone is crafting a custom hell for me where Bernie winds up to the right of Biden on Palestine