On Saturday, both President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris released statements strongly backing the Israeli assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, which was carried out using US-provided 2,000-pound bombs.
President Biden said in a statement that Nasrallah’s death was “a measure of justice for his many victims, including thousands of Americans, Israelis, and Lebanese civilians.” The president said the US “fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself against Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and any other Iranian-supported terrorist groups.”
Biden said that he ordered Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to send additional military assets to the region. “I directed my Secretary of Defense to further enhance the defense posture of US military forces in the Middle East region to deter aggression and reduce the risk of a broader regional war,” he said.
Biden claimed that he seeks de-escalation in the region, but his administration has continued to provide military aid and other types of support for Israel since it began its dramatic escalation in Lebanon.
Harris, the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, released a similar statement, saying that “Hezbollah’s victims have a measure of justice.” The vice president said she has an “unwavering commitment to the security of Israel.”
“I will always support Israel’s right to defend itself against Iran and Iran-backed terrorist groups such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis,” Harris added.
Harris also claimed that the administration was working for a diplomatic solution. But the day before Nasrallah was killed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a US-backed ceasefire proposal, and Israel said it secured $8.7 billion in new military aid from the US.
An Israeli official told ABC News that Israel decided to kill Nasrallah because he wouldn’t separate the situation at the Israel-Lebanon border from Gaza. Hezbollah had been clear that it would stop its attacks on northern Israel if there was a ceasefire in Gaza.
The Israeli airstrikes that killed Nasrallah leveled multiple residential buildings in Beirut. The attack also killed Abbas Nilforoushan, a senior commander from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and Tehran is vowing his death will not go “unanswered.”
The killing of Nasrallah and other Israeli escalations in Lebanon could lead to direct US intervention since the US has vowed it would defend Israel if it faces a large-scale attack from Iran. US troops in Iraq and Syria could also come under attack from local Shia militias in response to US support for the killing of Nasrallah and the slaughtering of civilians in Lebanon.
Israeli airstrikes have continued to pound Beirut and other areas of Lebanon. The Lebanese Health Ministry said at least 33 people were killed and over 190 people were injured by Israeli airstrikes on Saturday. On Sunday, the ministry said at least 21 people were killed and 47 were wounded by Israeli attacks on eastern Lebanon’s Baalbek region.
Confessions of accomplices in war crimes.
Would someone please tell me why Lebanon has no air defenses? Israel can bomb them with impunity.
That is simple. Air defense systems cost money. Lebanon government is a mess. Hezbollah runs half of the country and who knows who runs the other half.
Israel gets its wealth from us and sales of "battle tested" war weapons to other countries. Lavender. Pegasus.
And that has what to do why Lebanon has has no air defense weapons?
It might not be why Lebanon doesn't have air defenses, but it is why they need them. No superpower backing Israel and either they find somone else to latch onto or they will become equals to those in the region and get crushed. But before you say it, yes, the samson option will be used because that's how the truly elite terrorists go out.
They may need them, but they don't have them and they don't have the money to get them. And no super power is going to donate them to Lebanon.
No shit? Wow, I wasn't aware of that. /s
Go ahead and justify the slaughter of people you ass-kisser!
He's been doing exactly that for damn near a year now.
Israel is also a beggar country entirely dependent on US taxpayers to fund its atrocities.
Because the country is poor, I imagine.
Russia has previously offered Lebanon a military alliance wherein the Lebanese could get Russian advisers, attend Russian military exercises in Russia, favorable terms on Russia hardware purchases, and the like. Don't know what happened to that – probably pressure from the US forced them to ignore the offer.
Hezbollah has air defenses to some degree, but I imagine that the Israeli air force is operating in a manner to neutralize those threats for the most part – high-altitudes, launch of air strikes from over Israeli air space or the Med outside the range of air defenses, or whatever.
Also, Hezbollah is likely holding back its air defenses in order to have something available to deal with IDF close air support once the ground invasion starts. That's the real threat to Hezbollah, not the bombing of Beirut.
People at MoA are asking why did Hezbollah leadership reside in Beirut instead of their dispersed tunnels? Some have answered that Hezbollah needs to show defiance of the IDF as a psychological show for the Lebanese. Maybe, but I think it wasn't a smart move.
It's also suggested that martyrdom is a big deal for these people and has been accepted as "the price of doing business." Needless to say, I consider that as idiotic, but we have to admit their religion gives them motivation.
Do you remember what happened to the U.S. in Vietnam. We carpet bombed the place. We introduced Agent Orange and other defoliants. Napalm. Village massacres (My Lai was not the only crime against humanity there by the U.S.). Ho Chi Minn said the winning strategy was resilience. Belief.
Yup. The US and Israel can't win. As Elijah Magnier said, the US can destroy everything – but they can't win.
Vietnam and war between Israel and Hezbollah are not the same.
Correct – Vietnam War was not a deliberate genocide, nor an Apartheid state, and the international community didn’t pledge to require reparations to be paid for damages.
Do I need to say anything about the US intention to start a wider Middle East war that eventually involves the US/Israel against Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Iran – and still more eventually Russia and China?
Are we seeing through the BS yet? Is anyone moronic enough to still believe Trump would do anything different (besides tweeting his own BS about it)?
China warned Israel not to do this. Inflame the Middle East. A giant war will kill off the American economy. The fools in D.C. do not realize what a great conflagration would do to the world economy. Properties will drop in value. Stocks kaput. Hyperinflation. Christ in a handbasket! All to "defend Israel". WTF!
The only difference is he would not be saying, "we don't war," while we're actually starting it like the Demo Rats. He would be saying, "we started a war and it's Iran's fault." Not a big difference but since you asked…
Nasrallah made a decision to join the Gaza's war with Israel. He paid the price for his decision. Sadly a 1000 other people are paid the price for his decision.
I await eagerly for Netanyahu and his closest friends to also pay this price they have chosen.
You have a long wait coming.
eat sht & die!
Nasrallah made a decision to respond to Israel's immediate onslaught on Gaza following the Oct 7th attack. That initial onslaught, which included killing "many" of Israel's own people quickly morphed from massive collective punishment into a full blown attempt at genocide. And there will many more 1000's that will die and your "sadly" comment must be a sick attempt at humor since you've done nothing but justify every single atrocity Israel has committed. What's really sad is that this won't do a damned bit of good for Israel's future security. To the contrary, the more they kill, the more they'll see the attacks on their country be more frequent and more deadly.
It is sad that innocent people die because of the actions of these terrorists leaders. Starting a war has its price. I don't think you understand that simple fact. The deaths in Gaza and now in Lebanon are a direct results of Hamas and Hezbollah decision to attack Israel. Do you think that all the deaths in Gaza and now Lebanon would still have happen if Hamas and Hezbollah did not attack Israel?
"To the contrary, the more they kill, the more they'll see the attacks on their country be more frequent and more deadly." That is classical line of terrorists to justify their terror attacks.
It is sad for normal people, but your comments show zero empathy for any of the innocents killed so just stop saying that. It's bullshit and you know it. And I understand facts. It is you that ignore them. Israel's response to Oct 7th was WAY beyond disproportionate and that's why the international community, and any sane person, calls it what it is. An attempt at genocide. It's YOU that can't understand that basic fact.
"It is sad that innocent people die because of the actions of these terrorists leaders.'
A patently immoral attempt to shift the blame for Israel's war crimes.
Zionists are monsters.
" Sadly a 1000 other people are paid the price for his decision."
Save us your fake tears, monster.
Killing terrorists leaders is like playing whack a mole at Chuckie Cheese. Kill one leader and another pops up.
True, if you killed Netanyahu, by far the most terroristic leader in the world today, it would make no difference. Israel would find another terrorist to take his place.
According to the latest polls in Israel, 96% of Israeli Jews could be considers terrorists for cheering on the genocide.
Yup.
Death to Israel!
Exactly. Finally, you understand something. And yet, you cheerlead for more.
A more detailed analysis from Elijah Magnier on Rania Khalek'c channel – confirms what I've said::
Israel Launches War On Lebanon & Kills Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah. What Next？ w⧸ Elijah Magnier
As Elijah Magnier said in the video interview, the death of Hassan Nasrallah was not announced until his successor was elected. This is he.
From Twitter:
Dyab Abou Jahjah
@Aboujahjah
This picture is not of Sayed Hassan Nasrallah. This is Sayed Hashem Safiyedeen, the man groomed for years to succeed him. The two men are cousins. They look like brothers. Even their voice is the same. And yet, there is some difference.
Nasrallah, throughout his leadership, has been regarded as a moderate within the context of the broader resistance movement. While his influence and stature as a historic figure are undeniable, his approach has often been characterized by pragmatism. Safiyedeen has all the intellectual and management qualities of Nasrallah but will likely adopt a more aggressive stance, moving from Nasrallah’s diplomacy-focused leadership to a more militant posture.
Netanyahu may come to regret that he assassinated Nasrallah.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8ee50ff01fdf22205f9e2309595ad5b762570e59a3e94c0e6d1b3088e11278a8.jpg
There was a report in the Middle East Eye, I believe, that an Iranian spy gave the F-35 that dropped the 2,000 bombs on where Nasrallah was staying the coordinates. A high ranking member of the IRGC was also killed in the bombing.
If the spy did it for money, where is he going to spend it? You can be sure he will be found out.
Where is he/she going to spent the money? Not in Iran, that is for sure. I do believe that Israel has some inside information that is allowing them the success they have had so far in rooting out the terrorists leaders and blowing up their stockpile of weapons.
I don't know. It could be true and just happens to be revealed for some reason in a French tabloid or it could just be Israeli psyop, trying to sow discord.
Biden and Harris made only the most insincere pretense of being offended by the idea of assassinating Trump, and some of their followers joked about "missed" as a bad thing.
Of course they approve of assassination.
Once started, these things tend to keep happening. This is a long, ugly road they have started down.
“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.”
No American government has any leg left to stand on condemning assassinations. Like funding, aiding, abetting and performing terrorism, it's one of their core businesses. So they may approve of some and disapprove of others, but whenever for public relations purposes they feel the need to feign to be better at being human they should be laughed at right in their faces. Then it would be the most becoming thing to do to vomit on them.
Bush and Cheney have both been declared War Criminals by many Nations, so should we want them to bomb the cities were they live? What happened to arresting and having a court trial? Netanyahu is a WAR CRIMINAL, we protect him, why are we not bombing him, bombing his family, bombing his workplace? Is this the new way of doing things, are we going to drop tons of bombs on people we harm and then try to defend themselves? The USA has FAILED upholding International Law, FAILED upholding our Constitution, FAILED at PEACE. We are slaughtering, killing, destroying, decimating anyone we disagree with. We are NOT honest brokers, we only defend Zionist, we don't even defend our Borders to keep American safe. Vote against every Zionist this November.
That means voting against representatives of both parties. Both. Jill Stein is who I am voting for.
I'm inclined to agree, and shall probably vote for her.
I will also vote for Stein.
Absolutely Ginah. We have been completely hijacked by neocons / neolibs or whatever you want to call them. They are traitors to the interests of the American people and at least as far as foreign policy goes, place Israeli interests above all else. There is a word for it, and a suitable punishment. The hypocrisy of our government in its treatment of war criminals would be laughable were its consequences not so tragic.
Harris, Biden and Bibi might as well join for an orgy session to solidify themselves in person…!
A hornet's nest has been disturbed. There are thousands of Arabs heading to Lebanon to hook up with Hezbollah. Hezbollah is taking the opportunity to use their guided missiles. The whole region is exploding. Biden could have prevented it, just as he could have prevented the war between Russia and the U.S. proxy, Ukraine. This administration will go down as the most incompetent U.S. administration EVER.
I am inclined to agree.
"There are thousands of Arabs heading to Lebanon" The same thing happen in 1948 as thousands of Arabs headed to Palestine to destroy the new nation of Israel. That did not turn out so well for them.
Fq off war monger.
Well, I'm sure historians once distanced from the delusions of today will reflect on the Biden administration typically as a mixed bag of good and bad. For example, on the negative side Biden started a war that lost Ukraine, made the US synonymous with genocide and brought the world on the brink of a world war while removing all the brakes on nuclear proliferaton. On the positive side Biden laid the foundation for the disolution of NATO, demolished the danger of European economic competition and helped bring about the accelerated dismantling of the Zionist entity by assisting them with their violent suicide.
they might have already the white house isnt very transparent
Killing of Hassan Nasrallah achieved nothing except boosting IDF ego…! What Israeli achieved is more Resistance…! Even a ground assault by IDF is unable to create their dream buffer zone they want in south Lebanon…! Israelis living at the border should say good bye to their homes permanantly…!
1. The killing of known terrorists leader is a good thing. 2. Don't be so sure that Israel can not create the "dream buffer". 3. I will bet the Israelis move back north.
If terrorist Biden or terrorist Netanyahu were killed that would also be a good thing for many people. But it wouldn't change a damn thing. Neither will this. Other than make things worsse.
Assassination is Not a war achievement…!
Killing the enemy commander who started the war is a war achievement. It does not win the war, but it is revenge for all the killing that Nasrallah was behind. Killing Isoroku Yamamoto on April 18, 1943 did not win the Pacific war for USA, but it was pay back for Pearl Harbor.
You contradicted yourself. Revenge is not a war achievement.
Netanyahu s responsible for killing hundreds of times more, you filthy hypocrite.
Upset that the terrorists leader of Hezbollah was killed? How will you feel when Israel gets Sinwar? And you know that they will.
I could care less about the Hezbollah leader or Sinwar. Again, do you have ANY comprehension skills?
How will you feel when Israel dies?
"1. The killing of known terrorists leader is a good thing."
Not when the attack also kills hundreds of innocent civilains.
You're a monster.
One person's freedom fighter is another person's terrorist. But, can we agree all war is terrorism since inducing terror is part of fighting your enemy?
As I said they would:
Hezbollah has replaced all martyred commanders: Ex-Quds Force chief
https://en.irna.ir/news/85612287/Hezbollah-has-replaced-all-martyred-commanders-Ex-Quds-Force
And another:
All Hezbollah Late Commanders Replaced: Ex-IRGC Quds Force Chief
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2024/09/29/3168225/all-hezbollah-late-commanders-replaced-ex-irgc-quds-force-chief
One of Judge Nap's guest on his program, Judging Freedom, Alastair Crooke, explained how the hierarchy of Hezbollah works. It works with the same methodology that the North Vietnamese used during their war against the U.S. Willing to take casualties, but continue, with training of many lower level military personnel who know what to do in crisis. Hezbollah fighters are well trained, many battle hardened, willing to die for the cause. Similar fighters are heading to Lebanon from other countries. It remains to be seen what Iran does. If Iran provides Hezbollah with Russian made S-400 missiles, in order to knock Israeli jets out of the air, it would be a game changer. Also, hacking devices to alter the signals of the Israeli drones would be beneficial. We are entering a great unknown. The big unknown: If Iran believes that the U.S. and Israel will attack Iran, will Iran fast track a couple of nuclear weapons ?
I don't see Iran developing nukes at all, ever. They don't need them and couldn't use them effectively in competition with the US. Iran has said as much for decades.
Hezbollah already has air defenses. They're hoarding them for use against Israel close air support during a ground invasion. The bombing of Beirut and southern Lebanon is not a major threat against Hezbollah forces underground.
If they have any viable air defense system clearly not enough to provide protection to their leaders and commanders who were clearly expandable.
1. Iran does not have enough S-400 to spare to give to Lebanon. 2. The S-400 would be destroyed in Lebanon by the IAF before they became operational.
You predicted that if Israel attacked Hezbollah, Hezbollah would devastate Israel with all their rockets. How is that working out? Israel has destroyed Hezbollah communication network, killed most of the senior leadership, destroyed a larger number of firing sites and currently blowing up the inventory rockets and missiles. How about your famous attacks on the chlorine factory, when is that going to happen?
You're a blood soaked pig.
Money well spent…Buying friends and influencing enemies?…
They apparently used 80 MK84 2000-lb bombs…! They didn't care about efficiency because they know their sponsor murderer, US government would replenish them in no time…!
They did not care that innocent civilians would be killed too. Just as they have not cared about the genocide in Gaza and the West Bank, and, the new genocide in Lebanon.
"new genocide in Lebanon" And you are the winner!! I was wondering who would be the first to use the genocide chant in Lebanon. It was you. I thought it would be "wars are us".
I didn't call the genocide in Gaza a genocide until it was apparaent what Israel was doing was a genocide. I'll do the same in this circumstance. Unlike you who will back Israel and their superpower enabler anywhere they decide to kill with impunity and pretend that Israel is different than those that are designated as terrorists. Well, actually they are, their complete disregard for innocent human life, especially children, has no peers.
That’s is because they’re non humans…!
Are you disappointed that you came in second place on "Israel is committing genocide in Lebanon chant".
Are you disappointed that you can't comprehend what I said? I regret saying I wouldn't call you names anymore otherwise I would have called you a fucking moron since I didn't call what Israel is doing in Lebanon a genocide.
I'll make up for that promise };-)>
"Genocide is defined as the intentional destruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, in whole or in part." I'm no attorney, but if I start intentionally bombing civilians on a large scale in South Lebanon, the idea of intentionally genociding them may seem plausible.
Of course if it continues and their killing reaches the same scale with the complete disregard for innocent human life as it has in Gaza then it will certainly qualify as another attempt at genocide.
Fq off, genocide supporter.
80 bombs. Wow, they really wanted that guy.
More like uncontrolled waste of ammunition to deplete soon….
Then, it comes the crime minister cry to US for more bombs yesterday…!
Since they killed their intended target, it was not an a waste. Maybe overkill, but not likely. Had they drop a smaller number of bombs and missed, that mission would have been a victory for Hezbollah. Better to use too much firepower than not enough in this case.
Do you read what you write? And I'm not talking about your third-grade level writing skills. My god, you talk about human beings like they're insects. You truly are an Israeli at heart.
" Better to use too much firepower than not enough in this case."
And you don't care about the hundreds of civilians killed because you're a psychopathic, Zionist monster.
Two POS's in a pod. These two are contemptuous creatures who shouldn't be in charge of anything.
Worst president I've witnessed in my 81 years, bar none. Worst possible choice for a successor, given that she has never won a national race of any sort. Anything with a body temperature above 90 degrees F would be as suitable.
It appears to me that as far as Biden is concerned, as long as the leader of a political organization is not recognized as the head of a state, it's Ok to kill him or her. Either that, or these folks are racist as hell and consider the murder of one of the brown people to be no big deal.
“Worst possible choice for a successor, given that she has never won a national race of any sort.”
She won the national race for vice-president.
There are only two national races — president and vice-president. Therefore, every president who was not vice-president first had never won a national race of any sort before. Including George Washington. And Dwight D. Eisenhower. And John F. Kennedy. And Ronald Reagan.
“She won the national race for vice-president” by piggy backing on Biden…!
There were 30 presidents who were not a vice president becoming the president.
Vice president only counts if she competes for the position. I may be wrong, but my impression is that Biden picked her to succeed him this time around, and though technically you're correct about 2020, I seriously doubt she had a lot to worry about first time around either.
As for some others, I count congress and senate differently than state attorney general. Your mileage may differ. I also weigh governor differently than I do attorney general, depending to an extent on the size of the state.
I agree on Eisenhower.
She faced no competition for her current position as a candidate, only chosen and annointed as a successor. Just a week before Old Uncle Joe resigned the NYT was saying her presidency would be a national disaster. "And now look what you've done."
All of that is true.
And completely irrelevant to what I pointed out — that having never won a “national election” (even if she hadn’t, but she had) isn’t historically a disqualification for the presidency. Trump had never won a “national election” before being elected president. Neither had Obama. Or Dubya. Or Clinton. Or Reagan. Or Carter. Or Abraham Lincoln. Or George Washington.
And, Ford wasn't even elected.
How could anyone vote for a monster like Harris?
To stop Trump.
Trump & Harris are identical on Isreal; so it is, tragically, not really an issue in this election.
Trump is being smart this week thus far… He hasn’t praised Israeli assassination of Nasrallah yet…! To get more votes…?!
He wants to be seen as the peace candidate and a staunch Israel defender.
Biden Harris open supporters of state sponsored terrorism…no better than Trump.
It's a drag anytime you have to watch your "leaders" celebrate someone else getting killed. Whether they were a good person, a bad person, does not matter. The inherent pride in the murder is bad enough.
Yes, such behavior is revealing of the character of a person. Like we needed yet more confirmation.
It seems obvious that Kamala Harris will pursue Joe Biden’s warmongering policies.
She is no peace candidate.
I'm sure they do since they obviously were part of the assassination. Who rules America? not the people.
Supporting genocide and war crimes makes them so credible.
Biden has participated in killing 100,000 civilians in Palestine ..
Two boobs walk into a bar…..