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SvennoJ on 02 October 2024
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US vice presidential candidates pledge continued support for Israel

US vice presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance have both promised to stand firmly behind Israel, even as experts warn that unconditional US support for the country has led to a widening escalation in the Middle East.

“Israel’s ability to be able to defend itself is absolutely fundamental,” Walz, the Democratic candidate, said during a debate against Vance in New York.

The Minnesota governor praised the Biden administration’s “steady leadership” without directly answering a question about whether he would support Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear infrastructure.

Vance also pledged support for the top US ally, saying that former President Trump’s “maximum pressure” policy towards Iran – which included a bevvy of American sanctions against Tehran – had prevented escalations like the one currently unfolding.

“It is up to Israel what they think they need to do to keep their country safe, and we should support our allies, wherever they are, when they are fighting the bad guys,” the Republican VP candidate said when asked whether he would back Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.



Not much hope when it comes to the USA. US politics are under total control of Aipac.

Vance lying as usual, none of the sanctions on Iran have been lifted by Biden, instead he has increased sanctions.

https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-is-joe-biden-weakening-iran-sanctions/a-68992276
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/04/18/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-iran-sanctions/

 

Republican lawmakers call for US strikes on Iran

Several Republican officials have called for the US to attack Iran following today’s missile barrage against Israel.

Here are some of their comments:

  • Senator Lindsey Graham says the US should coordinate an “overwhelming response” with Israel and that Iranian oil refineries “need to be hit hard”.
  • Senator Marco Rubio called for “direct and disproportionate” measures against Iran that can threaten “the survival of the regime”.
  • Congressman Mike Lawler said the US and Israel should strike “within the borders of Iran”.
  • Senator Tom Cotton said the US must “pray for Israel and then back Israel to the hilt to destroy our common enemies”.

Good plan, hit oil refineries, good for climate change and gas prices... Bunch of warmongers.