I'm neither endorsing nor advocating for any sides or actions taken, I'm offering what I think is the correct lens to explain this behavior.
Most people look at Israel's actions in a Gaza and say wow how could Israel do that.
They look at the bombing and say wow how could the US do that.
Yet none of these things are happening in a vacuum, they're related to everything else going on in the world.
There's nothing forgivable about mass murder and violence, but in the course of international relationships this is the kind of calculus that defines these decisions.
Diplomacy is nice when its an option, I don't know why it didn't prevail here but legitimate attempts were made by the US to mediate. Unless you think it was all bad faith from the start, which is a different argument entirely.
Most people look at Israel's actions in a Gaza and say wow how could Israel do that.
They look at the bombing and say wow how could the US do that.
Yet none of these things are happening in a vacuum, they're related to everything else going on in the world.
There's nothing forgivable about mass murder and violence, but in the course of international relationships this is the kind of calculus that defines these decisions.
Diplomacy is nice when its an option, I don't know why it didn't prevail here but legitimate attempts were made by the US to mediate. Unless you think it was all bad faith from the start, which is a different argument entirely.