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[–] jaxxed@lemmy.world 40 points 2 months ago (5 children)

She will most likely not be a great president, but could be a good one. If Biden wasn't so poor on the Middle East, he would have been a great one, from a policy perspective.

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Biden never was going to be a great president, lacking a a majority in both houses means you burn up too much political capital to get anything done that doesn't already have broad bipartisan support. And with how divided politics is today compared to any point in history where we had a great president, there is no such thing as bipartisan today.

[–] Tire@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I’m fine with how Afghanistan went. The military would have dragged it out for another 10 years. I’d much rather have a suboptimal quick withdrawal.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Nobody's arguing it was short-term better for the US. It abandoned to the wolves all of the people who worked with it in Afghanistan, though. And did that abruptly. Betrayals tend to have long-term consequences. Those who think they've seen a few betrayals go well without those, just have blind spots.

[–] Disgracefulone@discuss.online 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Edit:

~~Did anyone die~~? A quick Google search shows yes. That's horrible. I've read several news sources on it but I'm wondering if you've found out the facts about that bombing? It's more digging than I have the time for right now.

[–] jaxxed@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah, actually. I agree that Biden handled the Afghanistan situation as well as anyone could. I guess I'd forgotten that with all of the things happening now.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 7 points 2 months ago

And supported labor ~~better~~.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Were there a normal option available to vote for, she'd be worse. But she's better than Trump because Trump is just an acceleration of the ongoing trash show, while she is said show going on as planned - she's the candidate from the folks who planned it, as in "establishment" and "big financial interest".

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe she's just waiting for the election to be over before she disbands AIPAC and cuts ties with natenyahu?

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

And then personally arrest Trump and abolish the Electoral College while smoking a fat blunt.