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minus-squareMouseKeyboard@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·12 hours agoWhat are the chances Republicans were pressuring Netanyahu to delay a ceasefire until after the election, like they did in the Iran hostage crisis?
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down7·11 hours agoZero. Biden could force a ceasefire if he wanted to; Trump couldn’t force him not to. And Carter didn’t provide Iran with tens of billions in arms, so it’s not a good comparison.
What are the chances Republicans were pressuring Netanyahu to delay a ceasefire until after the election, like they did in the Iran hostage crisis?
Zero. Biden could force a ceasefire if he wanted to; Trump couldn’t force him not to. And Carter didn’t provide Iran with tens of billions in arms, so it’s not a good comparison.