In meetings in Israel, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin conveyed to Israeli leaders that it’s important to observe international rules of warfare.

As Israel girds for a fearsome ground assault into Gaza, senior Biden administration officials are warning their Israeli counterparts to show restraint and avoid mass civilian casualties and a humanitarian disaster that could turn world opinion against the Jewish state, according to two current and one former U.S. official.

  • @[email protected]
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    139 months ago

    Well, clearly the second part doesn’t bother them, so I can understand appealing to the psychopaths instead.

    • PugJesus
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      109 months ago

      People are generally more responsive to arguments regarding their interests than their values.