Meanwhile on the International front....

The Israeli approach has been disgusting, and it's telling that the GOP has been silent on criticizing the Biden administration on this.

But it should be possible to repatriate innocent Palestinian refugees to the supposedly-cleared North Gaza and Wadi areas, where most of them resided pre-war.

 

Hungary's president resigns over a pardon to a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case

 

I'm suggesting Egypt won't be asked to take them.

 

He wasn't going 88 mph, but I think he still saw some serious shit.

 

Great Scott!

 

Dammit, missed the even better joke.

"The Libyans!"

 

scoop

https://www.axios.com/2024/02/27/israel-sign-letter-international-law-weapons-us-aid

The Biden administration gave Israel until mid-March to sign a letter, provided by the U.S. on Tuesday, that gives assurances it will abide by international law while using U.S. weapons and allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, three U.S. and Israeli officials told Axios.

 

It's very public pressure instead of quiet room diplomacy. It's also at least to some degree a response to Dem voters who are pressing them on Gaza. It's saber rattling, but it is also a genuine warning. Not action, but pressure.

When diplomacy fails and is replaced by making the same demands publicly in the press, that's an escalation. The question is what is the Administration going to do if this mid-March deadline rolls around and Israel has not signed and is continuing as before.

 

Macron says out loud that French troops may wind up on the ground in support of Ukraine. The German Chancellor says nothing to refute this. If NATO troops have to go in because the U.S. has left UKR without supplies, we're going to wind up with our troops in there. If the Russians are shooting at NATO troops, we're obligated to step up.

The R's playing games are going to get us into a shooting war.

Now Putin's threatening nukes if any NATO troops get involved, and the dickheads in the House are still playing campaign games.