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First of all, both could arguably be true. Secondly, in the case of conditional sales of weapons to Isreal, you're asking Biden to do what Sen. Bernie Sanders couldn't get congress to do. Which amounts to be the expenditure of immense political capital during an election year. The big chair is not that easy to sit in.
No one said it was going to be an easy chair to sit in. This man ran for president on being a career politician who knew how to get stuff done and work with people on both sides of the political spectrum. Sure, he had some good wins domestically like the infrastructure bill and the chips act. But this man is losing all credibility on the world stage. Even the most hard line Zionist presidents in the past have been able to control Israel, Biden cannot. Putin has never been so brazen and openly defiant in the past. And now, organizations like BRICS are being formed in light of these kinds of weaknesses America is displaying. If you're the leader of the richest and most powerful nation on the world and you can't control any situation you're directly involved in except to bitch about it in private, then you're not a competent leader. Leaders really need to be help to a much higher standard, especially when the stakes are so high.
Regarding your comment on the weapons sale to Israel. Bernie isn't Biden. Biden holds a lot more executive authority and his words carry a lot more weight than a senator, even one as popular and well known as Bernie. This wouldn't even be that unpopular of a decision either. As of February, two thirds of Americans support the decision for Biden to call for a ceasefire. And these numbers have been more or less consistent for the past year.
Biden has lost no credibility on the world stage, only on your very small stage.
Bernie couldn't even get close to having Congress act on weapons condition. Congress is a representation of the people. So, the people have spoken and you don't like what they said. So, of course, you blame Biden.
Congress is a representation of corporate interest and little more. Maybe there's some religion in there too, but it's definitely not representing the average American citizen.
So, do you vote?