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Pentagon chief urges Israel to ‘scale back’ Beirut strikes: Civilian casualties ‘far too high’
2024-10-20
”Stop being so mean to people we like better than you.”
[IsraelTimes] The United States would like to see Israel scale back some of its strikes in and around the Lebanese capital of Beirut, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says.

“The number of civilian casualties have been far too high,” he tells reporters at a G7 defense gathering in the Italian city of Naples. “We’d like to see Israel scale back on some of the strikes it’s taking, especially in and around Beirut, and we’d like to see things transition to some sort of negotiation that will allow civilians on both sides of the border to return to their homes.”
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Posted by:trailing wife

#7  Austin is just following orders of Biden.
Posted by: Lord Garth   2024-10-20 12:16  

#6  #1 I believe he does - he's just waging it for the other side.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2024-10-20 12:12  

#5  Israel has been following the US advice for nearby 30 years and are still no closer to peace than at the start. Time to do what the US has forgotten Lloyd. Win a fucking war.
Posted by: DarthVader   2024-10-20 11:24  

#4  ^Fears of a scorned Democrat Administration.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-10-20 11:11  

#3  Soon he’ll be able to retire.
Posted by: trailing wife   2024-10-20 09:58  

#2  Poor old man.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-10-20 09:40  

#1  The man doesn't know how to wage war.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2024-10-20 08:29  

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