In his new book, legendary journalist Bob Woodward offers a remarkable look behind the scenes at President Joe Biden’s blunt, profanity-laced assessments and interactions with the world leaders who have shaped his presidency, from Benjamin Netanyahu to Vladimir Putin.
First of all, both could arguably be true. Secondly, in the case of conditional sales of weapons to Isreal, you’re asking Biden to do what Sen. Bernie Sanders couldn’t get congress to do. Which amounts to be the expenditure of immense political capital during an election year. The big chair is not that easy to sit in.
No one said it was going to be an easy chair to sit in. This man ran for president on being a career politician who knew how to get stuff done and work with people on both sides of the political spectrum. Sure, he had some good wins domestically like the infrastructure bill and the chips act. But this man is losing all credibility on the world stage. Even the most hard line Zionist presidents in the past have been able to control Israel, Biden cannot. Putin has never been so brazen and openly defiant in the past. And now, organizations like BRICS are being formed in light of these kinds of weaknesses America is displaying. If you’re the leader of the richest and most powerful nation on the world and you can’t control any situation you’re directly involved in except to bitch about it in private, then you’re not a competent leader. Leaders really need to be help to a much higher standard, especially when the stakes are so high.
Regarding your comment on the weapons sale to Israel. Bernie isn’t Biden. Biden holds a lot more executive authority and his words carry a lot more weight than a senator, even one as popular and well known as Bernie. This wouldn’t even be that unpopular of a decision either. As of February, two thirds of Americans support the decision for Biden to call for a ceasefire. And these numbers have been more or less consistent for the past year.
Biden has lost no credibility on the world stage, only on your very small stage.
Bernie couldn’t even get close to having Congress act on weapons condition. Congress is a representation of the people. So, the people have spoken and you don’t like what they said. So, of course, you blame Biden.
Congress is a representation of corporate interest and little more. Maybe there’s some religion in there too, but it’s definitely not representing the average American citizen.
Biden has lost no credibility on the world stage, only on your very small stage.
If you want to believe that then that’s your choice. Just don’t act surprised when other American proxies decide to lobby American politics so heavily in their favor like Israel is currently doing. The past year has shown the world just how susceptible American politicians are to foreign interference, and that includes presidents.
Congress is a representation of the people. So, the people have spoken and you don’t like what they said.
If that were true then US would have had things like universal healthcare a long time ago.
I guess we are running off on a tangent. Most countries do lobby. Some spend just as much money doing that as Isreal. Nothing new there. Never liked it myself.
Universal health care was discussed in congress and was rejected.
It’s not a tangent, it’s my whole point. How can you honestly expect people to actually respect the POTUS when they fail to even control their own proxies? Foreign lobbying has never been so bad. Trump should have been the oddity in this case but Biden is normalizing it. Keep in mind the US has military bases all over the world and is the only country to be able to launch a full scale offensive anywhere in the world at any moments notice. Not to mention the fact that they have the most advanced and largest arsenal of weapons. Recent years have signaled to the whole world that the might of the American military is open to the highest bidder, and there’s a lot of deep pockets around the world. That doesn’t exactly scream credibility and respectable now does it?
Universal health care was discussed in congress and was rejected.
It was rejected in defiance of the majority of American’s opinion. The same as the inaction when it comes to Israel. That’s been my point. Congress doesn’t always act in the interest of it’s constituents like you claim they do.
Lobbying is basicly as it’s been for years and years by foreign countries. US military bases are there for a multiple of reasons. Mostly, to face aggression like Ukraine is experiencing today. It’s a leftover notion from WWII.
The majority of Americans don’t know what Universal health care is. You could ask why it was defeated, but instead you jump right to congress not listening to their constituents.
The majority of Americans don’t know what Universal health care is. You could ask why it was defeated, but instead you jump right to congress not listening to their constituents.
The reason’s are irrelevant. Fact is, majority wanted it and continue to not get it due to corporate lobbying. This is a common and growing trend within American politics. Again, because of lobbying.
Well, thats sort of the reason Univeral health care failed, yes. The majority of people were polled on it. If I remember right it was inconclusive. Lobbying didn’t have much to do with it. It was one Senator.
So here’s what happened…the Senate during the Health Care debate had very tight voting. During the creation of ACA, Senator Sanders introduced ‘Meicare for All’ which would give you universal health care. He got support to proceed. Then an independent Senator, Joe Libberman from New Hampshire without whose vote the bill could not proceed to the floor, killed it. Why? Because New Hampshire is home to a lot of insurance companies that would lose money. Pretty sure they would lay off a lot of people too. So, you see he did listen to his constitutes.
First of all, both could arguably be true. Secondly, in the case of conditional sales of weapons to Isreal, you’re asking Biden to do what Sen. Bernie Sanders couldn’t get congress to do. Which amounts to be the expenditure of immense political capital during an election year. The big chair is not that easy to sit in.
No one said it was going to be an easy chair to sit in. This man ran for president on being a career politician who knew how to get stuff done and work with people on both sides of the political spectrum. Sure, he had some good wins domestically like the infrastructure bill and the chips act. But this man is losing all credibility on the world stage. Even the most hard line Zionist presidents in the past have been able to control Israel, Biden cannot. Putin has never been so brazen and openly defiant in the past. And now, organizations like BRICS are being formed in light of these kinds of weaknesses America is displaying. If you’re the leader of the richest and most powerful nation on the world and you can’t control any situation you’re directly involved in except to bitch about it in private, then you’re not a competent leader. Leaders really need to be help to a much higher standard, especially when the stakes are so high.
Regarding your comment on the weapons sale to Israel. Bernie isn’t Biden. Biden holds a lot more executive authority and his words carry a lot more weight than a senator, even one as popular and well known as Bernie. This wouldn’t even be that unpopular of a decision either. As of February, two thirds of Americans support the decision for Biden to call for a ceasefire. And these numbers have been more or less consistent for the past year.
Biden has lost no credibility on the world stage, only on your very small stage.
Bernie couldn’t even get close to having Congress act on weapons condition. Congress is a representation of the people. So, the people have spoken and you don’t like what they said. So, of course, you blame Biden.
Congress is a representation of corporate interest and little more. Maybe there’s some religion in there too, but it’s definitely not representing the average American citizen.
So, do you vote?
If you want to believe that then that’s your choice. Just don’t act surprised when other American proxies decide to lobby American politics so heavily in their favor like Israel is currently doing. The past year has shown the world just how susceptible American politicians are to foreign interference, and that includes presidents.
If that were true then US would have had things like universal healthcare a long time ago.
I guess we are running off on a tangent. Most countries do lobby. Some spend just as much money doing that as Isreal. Nothing new there. Never liked it myself.
Universal health care was discussed in congress and was rejected.
It’s not a tangent, it’s my whole point. How can you honestly expect people to actually respect the POTUS when they fail to even control their own proxies? Foreign lobbying has never been so bad. Trump should have been the oddity in this case but Biden is normalizing it. Keep in mind the US has military bases all over the world and is the only country to be able to launch a full scale offensive anywhere in the world at any moments notice. Not to mention the fact that they have the most advanced and largest arsenal of weapons. Recent years have signaled to the whole world that the might of the American military is open to the highest bidder, and there’s a lot of deep pockets around the world. That doesn’t exactly scream credibility and respectable now does it?
It was rejected in defiance of the majority of American’s opinion. The same as the inaction when it comes to Israel. That’s been my point. Congress doesn’t always act in the interest of it’s constituents like you claim they do.
Lobbying is basicly as it’s been for years and years by foreign countries. US military bases are there for a multiple of reasons. Mostly, to face aggression like Ukraine is experiencing today. It’s a leftover notion from WWII.
The majority of Americans don’t know what Universal health care is. You could ask why it was defeated, but instead you jump right to congress not listening to their constituents.
That is false. It’s been trending upwards for some time and has never been so high.
The reason’s are irrelevant. Fact is, majority wanted it and continue to not get it due to corporate lobbying. This is a common and growing trend within American politics. Again, because of lobbying.
It’s not false. Cost of money.
Well, thats sort of the reason Univeral health care failed, yes. The majority of people were polled on it. If I remember right it was inconclusive. Lobbying didn’t have much to do with it. It was one Senator.
So here’s what happened…the Senate during the Health Care debate had very tight voting. During the creation of ACA, Senator Sanders introduced ‘Meicare for All’ which would give you universal health care. He got support to proceed. Then an independent Senator, Joe Libberman from New Hampshire without whose vote the bill could not proceed to the floor, killed it. Why? Because New Hampshire is home to a lot of insurance companies that would lose money. Pretty sure they would lay off a lot of people too. So, you see he did listen to his constitutes.