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Former President Barack Obama said a way forward for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is only possible if people acknowledge the “complexity” of the situation.

“If there’s any chance of us being able to act constructively to do something, it will require an admission of complexity and maintaining what on the surface may seem contradictory ideas that what Hamas did was horrific, and there’s no justification for it. And … that the occupation and what’s happening to Palestinians is unbearable,” Obama said in an interview on the podcast “Pod Save America.”

The former president’s comments come as the Israeli military focuses its offensive against Hamas in Gaza City and northern parts of the enclave.

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[-] Thief_of_Crows@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

Literally scoreboard. Trump got us out of the forever wars, Obama made them worse. Sure, he took 4 years to do it when it should have taken 3 months, but doing it is strictly better than not doing it. And Obama didn't do it.

[-] rusticus@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Got it. Racist xenophobe confirmed.

[-] Thief_of_Crows@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

You libs are so fucking stupid. Learn to question what you're told, institutions lie all the time.

[-] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

This is the exact comment I would expect from a racist, sexist xenophobe who is scared of the world.

[-] Thief_of_Crows@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I'd love to hear why you think im a racist, sexist xenophobe.

[-] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

You support Russia, want all Israelites dead, and think Trump's foreign policy was great. You're right, we can take sexist out (although the Trump support is suspicious) but you are definitely a racist and xenophobe. "I'm a leftist". LMAO exactly what an idiot fascist would say on social media. Nobody's buying your two bit bullshit.

[-] Thief_of_Crows@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I think Trump's foreign policy was dog shit, it's just better than Obama's because it didn't directly cause the deaths of thousands. Nothing you said implies I'm a racist. So basically, I'm a xenophobe because I think we need to kill people committing genocide? So then you also think the Russia/Britain/America faction in WW2 was a bunch of xenophobes, right? They also wanted to kill genocidal people.

If you were a real leftist, you wouldn't blindly support the actions of the extremely far right American government. No true leftist supports Obamas foreign policy.

[-] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not a leftist and I'm also not a racist and a xenophobe. Interesting that you think you are defending your bigotry. FYI nothing you say will change my opinion of you at this point.

[-] Thief_of_Crows@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I don't give a shit what you think of me, I was just waiting for you to admit that all of your beliefs are based on bullshit. It's very big of you to admit it.

[-] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Lol. Apology accepted.

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