At the same time, he said he expects an Iranian attack "sooner than later."

“Would the U.S. respond?” ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce asked repeatedly as the president walked away after the end of an unrelated event. He paused, thought for a moment and then returned to the lectern.

“We are devoted to the defense of Israel. We will support Israel. We will help defend Israel and Iran will not succeed,” he said.

According to one U.S. defense official, the assets being moved to the region include both “ships and aircraft.”

  • kescusay@lemmy.world
    2312·
    7 months ago

    There are two major issues here:

    • Israel is a U.S. ally. The United States doesn’t just abandon its allies (Republican/Russian recalcitrance regarding Ukraine notwithstanding).
    • Israel’s current government is being run by a right-wing asshole who decided the appropriate response to Hamas’ barbaric attack was to turn barbarism up to 11, with predictable calamitous results for the entire region.

    Joe Biden’s diplomatic job is to try to prevent things from descending into a full-scale regional war, try to protect Gaza civilians, try to reduce tensions, try to keep Israel as an ally… Notice how some of those have come into contradiction with each other? Yeah. He’s trying to thread a very difficult needle.

    I’m not saying he’s succeeding, either, but he’s at least trying.