Tom Nides was the ambassador until just a few months ago, but because the Senate has yet to confirm his successor, Nides is still very much in the know.
MINNEAPOLIS — The former U.S. ambassador to Israel says a key U.S. concern is preventing the war with the Hamas militant group from becoming a regional one. Nides called the Hamas terrorist attacks disgusting and despicable, and he stressed that Hamas as an organization does not speak for the Palestinian people. In fact, he said Hamas is the reason so many Palestinian civilians could be innocent victims in this war.
He said right now the number one goal is to deter Hezbollah, another Iran-backed terrorist group, from launching attacks against Israel from Lebanon. 'First you have to send a very strong message of force that we're sending heavy machinery and ships, airplanes, basically saying to people don't screw with us. As Joe Biden famously says, superpowers don't bluff,' Nides said.
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