Speaking from the Oval Office starting at 8 p.m. ET, Biden made the case to Americans that it’s vital to both global and U.S. national security to assist Israel as it responds to terror attacks by Hamas as well as to continue help for Ukraine as it fends off Russian invaders.
“Hamas and Putin represent different threads but they share this in common: They both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy,” Biden said, referring to the extremists and Russia’s president.
Biden said he knows the conflicts can seem distant and Americans might be asking why it’s vital to U.S. security interests that Israel and Ukraine succeed.
“History has taught us that when terrorists don’t pay a price for their terror, when dictators don’t pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos and debt and more destruction,” Biden said. “They keep going – and the cost and the threats to America and the world keep rising.”
Siding with Israel over… Hamas?
Personally I don’t find that to be very controversial at all, as Hamas aren’t exactly angels. You’d have to have the memory of a goldfish to forget that Hamas just led a mass terrorist attack (if you consider Hamas a legitimate military force, which I do not, then please substitute “terrorist attack” with “war crimes campaign”) against Israeli civilians including old women and young children.
To state what should be obvious to everyone, you don’t have to be pro-Hamas to feel empathy for innocent Palestinians. I feel that Biden’s actions and rhetoric have been reasonable and measured on this extremely complex and highly volatile conflict.
We also don’t know the full extent of the talks between Biden and Netenyahu. All we can do is try and teach our to our representatives.