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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defends decision to support military aid for Israel
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this post was submitted on 21 Jul 2025
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Big swing and a miss for AOC there.
AOC doesn't miss. You're not listening to her or paying attention to the details/fine print. You can fuckin bet she is
She handled this terribly. She has a coherent position, not a great one but one I could accept, but the crash out has been disheartening
You just posted evidence that you respond to clickbait headlines without knowing what the article says or is even about. Hallmark of a conservative voter
Why is this a miss?
AOC’s defense of her vote is a swing and a miss because it rests on a false distinction. She claims the amendment only cuts funding for the Iron Dome (a "defensive" system) and not for the bombs killing Palestinians, but that’s misleading.
The Iron Dome isn’t neutral; it enables Israel to continue bombing Gaza with impunity by shielding it from retaliation. It’s part of the war apparatus, not separate from it.
By opposing this amendment, AOC helped maintain the full structure of US military aid that underwrites the genocide she says she opposes. Her rationale sounds nuanced, but in practice, it protects the status quo.
And while she says she's focused on cutting offensive munitions, the reality is that the US is sending Israel billions in lethal aid right now, and this amendment was a chance to actually stop some of it. Voting against it doesn’t show strategy; it shows inconsistency and a failure to act when it counts. If you’re serious about ending genocide, like she keeps insisting she is, you take every shot you can. This was one, and she missed it.
The iron dome protects innocents. Thats why its important. Offensive capabilities need to be cut.
It protects the genocidal state of Israel from retaliation. If you want to protect innocents, fund an iron dome for Gaza instead of 2,000lbs bombs to drop on tents.
That's generally true, but her handling is the real problem.
It's not a great position, but the real problem is she's crashing out over genuine criticism
Because knowing that a response to your aggression is harmless lets you get away with being aggressive. So funding their defense system allows Israel to attack countries in the region, killing people without any due process.
RTFA*
? I googled and checked urban dictionary but it didn't help.
It’s a variation of the fairly well known “read the fucking manual” (RTFM) only in this case it’s referring to the article, not the manual. Also, there was a typo
Read Fucking The Article.
Ah, not much I can do if they flub the acronym then. Thanks for the clarification.