r/InternationalNews • u/Horus_walking • Oct 01 '24

Opinion/Analysis Why America is looking increasingly powerless as Israel’s war expands - The pattern of American impotency and Israeli defiance has played repeatedly since October 7

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/30/politics/america-israel-lebanon-war-analysis/index.html
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u/ObeyMyStrapOn Oct 01 '24

America doesn’t have control of anything anymore. Netanyahu, Putin, and Jinping know this. At some the bank of America will close to Israel, once these baby boomers are dead.

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u/servel20 Oct 01 '24

America could in a single phone call stop Israel. They don't want to.

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u/Kafshak Oct 01 '24

Why would they do that? The lobby is paying the congress well, and their weapon industry stock keeps pumping.

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u/silverionmox Oct 01 '24

Why would they do that? The lobby is paying the congress well, and their weapon industry stock keeps pumping.

The weapon industry? No, if they pulled the strings, the US would be far more voluminous with support for Ukraine.