▲ 720 ▼ Senate votes against Sanders resolution to force human rights scrutiny over Israel aid (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by lettruthout@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 96 comments fedilink hide all child comments Senator’s bid to make US military support conditional on whether Israel is violating human rights in Gaza fails by 72 votes to 11
[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) What did anyone expect? Both sides take military industrial complex money permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PugJesus@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Don't think the MIC is the deciding factor here, nor that the MIC particularly cares whether aid is attached to human rights scrutiny. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zuberi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago MIC picked Israel > Ukraine and said it really didn't matter if Biden won again, because both sides take military industrial complex money and will never allow ranked-choice voting. permalink fedilink source parent [–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 2 years ago I think the core here is that the MIC just wants to sell weapons and it doesn't really matter who or where the ammunition use happens on or with , but that ammo is used and more ammo is bought. What I meant by my comment is that they aren't 'picking sides' so much as making sure that oversight isn't enforced so arms sales can continue unimpeded. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Don't think the MIC is the deciding factor here, nor that the MIC particularly cares whether aid is attached to human rights scrutiny. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zuberi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago MIC picked Israel > Ukraine and said it really didn't matter if Biden won again, because both sides take military industrial complex money and will never allow ranked-choice voting. permalink fedilink source parent [–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 2 years ago I think the core here is that the MIC just wants to sell weapons and it doesn't really matter who or where the ammunition use happens on or with , but that ammo is used and more ammo is bought. What I meant by my comment is that they aren't 'picking sides' so much as making sure that oversight isn't enforced so arms sales can continue unimpeded. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zuberi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago MIC picked Israel > Ukraine and said it really didn't matter if Biden won again, because both sides take military industrial complex money and will never allow ranked-choice voting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 2 years ago I think the core here is that the MIC just wants to sell weapons and it doesn't really matter who or where the ammunition use happens on or with , but that ammo is used and more ammo is bought. What I meant by my comment is that they aren't 'picking sides' so much as making sure that oversight isn't enforced so arms sales can continue unimpeded. permalink fedilink source parent