President Biden’s remarks at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, expressing understanding for pro-Palestinian demonstrators, drew criticism from Arkansas GOP Senator Tom Cotton.
Cotton has previously criticized Biden’s handling of American hostages held by Hamas and suggested the use of special forces for rescue operations.
He also highlighted perceived weaknesses in Biden’s approach to international terrorism. (Trending: First Moon Mission In 50 Years Blasts Off)
Israel *was* out of Gaza before Hamas invaded, committed the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, and continues to hold hostages today.
President Biden should show moral clarity instead of sympathizing with his antisemitic base. https://t.co/qmXva310lX
— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) January 9, 2024
Additionally, there are reports of the Biden administration cautioning Israel against expanding military operations to Lebanon, with concerns about the potential difficulty of achieving success.
“Ceasefire now! Ceasefire now! Ceasefire now!” Pro-Palestinian activists yelled over Biden during his speech.
“That’s all right. That’s all right,” Biden said.
“Look, folks, I understand their — I understand their passion. And I’ve been quietly working — I’ve been quietly working with the Israeli government to get them to reduce and significantly get out of Gaza.”
“I’ve been using all that I can to do that. But I understand the passion.”
“Israel *was* out of Gaza before Hamas invaded, committed the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, and continues to hold hostages today. President Biden should show moral clarity instead of sympathizing with his antisemitic base,” Cotton wrote on X.
“What do you make about this call for using special forces to get our folks out?” Cotton was previously asked.
“We should certainly be open to that; we have elite special operation forces who are specifically trained in hostage rescue,” Cotton said.
“I do think we have to be deferential to the Israelis, to the Israeli government and the Israeli Defense Forces about the tactical situation on the ground.”
“But if American military forces are called upon and can provide a viable solution to get out American citizens and the citizens of Israel or other nations then we have to be open to that.”
“But again, it’s not just those small special operations units that we have trained; we have two aircraft carriers in the region; we’ve increased the number of troops and aircraft in the region. Yet Hamas is still so contemptuous of President Biden that it hasn’t yet released American hostages.”
“This would never have happened under Donald Trump or Ronald Reagan. In fact, if you will recall Jimmy Carter had a hostage crisis with Iran, Hamas’ patron, for over 400 days. Iran released those hostages the day Ronald Reagan took office, because they were so scared of what Ronald Reagan might do to them. You don’t see that kind of fear of President Biden from Hamas, or Iran, or frankly, anyone around the world.”
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