Thinking about Biden’s address to the country last night, he did something remarkable that I didn’t realize at first. After the Hamas attack, I assumed that any chance of peace had been set back decades. Biden steered me back from the cliff: no, we cannot give up on peace, even when it is hard. 🇺🇸

@manton 🙌🏻

@manton
Hopefully he means it - as I believe the US holds the key to this situation.

USA putting pressure on Israel to end the occupation and honour the Oslo accords is the only (kinda realistic) first step I can see. 😕

@manton really?

Why in the world would you look to someone like Biden to figure out whether you want peace or not?

That seems like a strange place to look to make up your mind on such a thing.

@manton Biden is a real leader, IMO.

@manton I think Peter Capaldi’s War Speech in Dr Who Zygon Inversion applies here. Instead of fighting people should do what they should’ve done in the first place: sit down and talk. Wars are ended at the negotiation table, always, never at the battlefield.

To add on to @renevanbelzen

Riots are the voice of the unheard (MLK) , however continued violence is the refuge of the incompetent. (I. Azimov).
Both are demonstrably true in almost every case, including IMHO the current events we’re witnessing.
Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to handle it by peaceful means. (Reagan).

It is my opinion that the parties involved need to accept all above as truths in order to begin to find a resolution.

@manton I just really don’t understand why it matters what some bumbling politician says.

I wouldn’t let my personal opinions be shaped by the less worse person able squeak by in an election.

@volkris @manton what G8/NATO/etc. leaders say does move the needle, and they often don’t quite say the right thing, out of incompetence or fear of diplomatic repercussions.