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Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell struck up a friendship during their nearly quarter-century in the Senate together. Now in their 80s, the Democratic president and the Senate GOP leader appear to be giving political cover to each other as they fend off questions about their advanced age and health issues.

Notably, McConnell, R-Ky., 81, hasn’t joined Donald Trump, 77, and other Republicans who have attacked Biden’s age, health and mental acuity as he seeks re-election.

And after McConnell’s second freeze-up last week, Biden was one of the first to call McConnell, telling reporters that his “friend” sounded like “his old self” and that such episodes are a “part of his recovery” from a fall and a concussion this year.

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[–] SCB@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you hadn't been wrong almost immediately I may have taken the time to respond to the entire post, but I did catch the end and our conversation is only happening in response to a post in which I showed, with citations, that Biden did use his power to help the people, and that the union in question directly credits him for it.

Anyway here's a page about AQY (AL-Qaeda in Yemen)

https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/mappingmilitants/profiles/al-qaeda-yemen#:~:text=Executive%20Summary%20Al%20Qaeda%20in,the%20Arabian%20Peninsula%20(AQAP).

But then, if you knew things, you wouldn't be dumb enough to think "Lib" is an insult.

Edit: since I already know you won't click the link:

Al Qaeda had maintained a presence in the country since the 1990s, consisting mainly of foreign nationals who were recruiting Yemenis, and the main Islamic militant groups in the country between 1990 and 2003 all claimed to maintain ties with bin Laden throughout the period.

Surely you're not deadnaming AQY by pretending they aren't who they identify as.

[–] Count0@lemmy.villa-straylight.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you knew things, you'd know that people of the left also think liberal (not lib) is an insult, coming from a completely different place. Look up the ‘Scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds.' origin if you actually want to learn something.

You'd also know that every Sunni fundamentalist group during that time period between 1990-2003 had to claim that. You'd also know that those Foreign Nationals were basically all Saudi Arabian, functioning as a first wave to try and claim the territory for Saudi Arabia, because a large chunk of Saudi Arabia was scheduled to be given back to Yemen from a 99 year lease. You'd also know that the Saudi Arabians had, in the early part of that time period just commited a pogrom against the Shia in Najran who were very excited about the prospect of rejoining a Shia majority country. And that the vast majority of the people of Yemen are Shia. You'd also know that the civil war came about specifically because the Saudis took over the government in Sanaa to, at least in part, keep the land and the people of Yemen were extremely unhappy about this.

Fuck man, the Houthi fought against the few groups of AQAP that did still exist harder than the US did.

I did click on that link. It's the same standard bullshit written by people who have never been to Yemen. I also looked at the citations used. That was written by people who have never been there, mostly to retroactively justify Americas fucked up foreign policy.

I'm done responding to someone that unquestioningly justifies the intentional bombing of a 16 year old and an 8 year old US citizens. Because it was legal (It wasn't.)

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah I don't think the people who say "prick a liberal and a fascist bleeds" have functioning brains. I basically view you the way I view people who eat horse paste and don't trust vaccines.

I'm glad you're done responding tho, because of aforementioned opinion of you.

[–] Count0@lemmy.villa-straylight.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Goddammit, you use the cow's opinion, moo joke.

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Only when people make moo points.

[–] Count0@lemmy.villa-straylight.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That wasn't a complaint. Or, I guess it was? You're non-monogamous, you like Peter Watts. In every post, except the political, we have a lot in common. But, fuck, the politics are not just a small difference. It's like when someone you dislike likes all the things you do. :/

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can always just choose to be correct instead of not.

Same to you, bud, same to you.

[–] Count0@lemmy.villa-straylight.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't worry, I just read your insane foreign policy opinions in other threads. You're insane. You want to start WW3.

A top to bottom American Imperialist who justifies every foreign policy position America has ever taken, no matter how evil.

Even the ones that committed those foreign policy blunders have publicly admitted were wrong. Obama publicly admitted he regretted the US's role in the Libyan war.

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I thought you were done responding lol

If you're gonna hate-read my every post, at least post hog.

[–] Count0@lemmy.villa-straylight.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SCB@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's a thing your kind says to liberals. Ask about it on hexbear.

It's funny.