President Biden on Wednesday shielded thousands of Palestinians in the United States from deportation for the next 18 months, using an obscure immigration authority as he faces mounting criticism over U.S. support for Israel in the Gaza war.
About 6,000 Palestinians are eligible for the reprieve under a program called Deferred Enforced Departure, which allows immigrants whose homelands are in crisis to remain in the United States and work legally.
In a memo obtained by The New York Times, Mr. Biden said that “many civilians remain in danger” in Gaza after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas.
“Therefore, I am directing the deferral of removal of certain Palestinians who are present in the United States,” he said.
Look I know the whole situation sucks but Israel is currently our only ally in the middle east we can stage attacks from.
America, left and right, will do almost ANYTHING to keep that foothold.
I’m not saying its right, genocide is happening as we speak and the entire world should come down on Israel hard for this, I’m just saying what is real.
Full disclosure: I condemn every organization that targets civilians with violence, regardless of country allegiances.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD STOP STAGING ATTACKS IN THE MIDDLE EAST TOO!
I AGREE, MY GOVERNMENT IS A WARMONGERING OLIGARCHY SO MY PERSONAL OPINION DOES NOT AFFECT THEIR MILITARY CHOICES AS I AM NOT RICH!
So time to start over, no?
Will you fire the first shot?
The police force responding to peaceful protest will undoubtedly fire the first shot. Its a tale as old as time.
How is that a justification?
I complain on moral grounds that the US is not only being evil by supporting genocide, but being smug-hypocritical-evil by offering a shrivelled scrap of token mitigation that’s offset a thousandfold by their continued funding and political cover.
In response, you point out that the US is only doing this so it can bomb other brown people… and that isn’t the slam dunk you seem to think it is.
That’s not a yes but kind of thing. That’s even worse. You do see how that’s even worse, right?
How, and on what fucking planet, does that invalidate a single goddamn thing I said, especially the fuck you?
I don’t understand this obsession with ‘justification’.
I told you what was real, I told you why it is happening.
I don’t agree with it, I think it’s monstrous, but it IS the reason why.
You can complain on all the moral grounds you want, it will affect our government’s horrific actions absolutely zero.
Yes, our country is run by warmongering profiteers that pay our politicians. Like I never said this was good, simply that this is the way it is and will be.
I’m sorry you don’t like it, I don’t like it either
You see that word you used: “but”?
That’s literally what ‘but’ means; you’re saying that the benefit of using Israel as a staging area for attacks outweighs the genocide.
Try it out in literally any other context.
I know the traffic is awful, but the burgers at this place are amazing. [therefore, it’s worth the trip]
It is a nice day outside, but there’s a maniac with a machete on the loose. [therefore, we should stay inside]
Why - and how - would anyone read it any differently?
Ok let me rephrase without the but.
The United States government will never give up a military foothold in the middle east willingly.
That’s it.
No buts, no stupid opinions, no fuckdamn condescension.
Good job contributing zero to the discussion.
I don’t think that, but my government obviously does and nothing you or I can say about it will change it.
You are deliberately trying to monolith my personal positions with that of my government, this is a forum sliding tactic common with the alt-right trying to ‘concern troll’ a thread to death, and I really wish that there was a Lemmy version of RES so I could flag you as a likely forum disruptor.
With full sincerity I encourage you choose to make the decision to not reply to any of my posts again. Thanks.
Literally 2/3 of the same comment you’re replying to:
We have umpteen bases in the middle east. The single base we have there is dwarfed by our bases in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and Turkey.
That dog don’t hunt.