• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    6 months ago

    It was a 25-page UN report on genocide which, in fact, says that they are violating international law, and not a news article.

    So, again, how did the U.S. miss those really obvious details?

    Like I said, it’s a 25 page report so take your time reading it and tell me why the U.S. missed those details since you seem convinced that the U.S. assessment is correct.

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      6 months ago

      Again, you’re missing the point. It’s not about the UN report, or even the impending trial of Israel for genocide by the ICJ.

      POTUS does not listed to news, protesters, the UN, the ICC, or the ICJ. They listen to US intelligence reports provided by the State Department. They can deviate from following advisement if backed by the support of Congress. Without either, they would be challenged by Congress in the form of an impeachment hearing.

      Like it or not, this is how the US government is structured. Knowing how it works allows us to find the problem.

      In this case, the problem is suppressed intelligence in the State Department. That doesn’t mean Biden is free to amend legislation without repercussion. He can mandate reassessment, investigate the suppression, or take action against advisement and inevitably face impeachment from Republicans.

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        6 months ago

        Yet again, I am asking why the state department claims it is inconclusive and Biden accepts that claim if it is conclusive without any suppressed intelligence?