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Biden to journalist: Will we avoid a major war? Are you sure it will rain?

US President thinks full-scale conflict could be in Middle East, but much more effort needed

Oct 4, 2024 05:11 262

US President Joe Biden thinks full-scale conflict in Middle East can be prevented the Middle East, the press service of the White House reported. The head of state spoke to journalists on Thursday.

„I don't think a full-scale war will break out. I think we can avoid it. But much more needs to be done to achieve that,”, Biden said. Asked how confident he is that a major conflict can be prevented, Biden answered the journalist with a counter question of how confident he is that it won't rain.

The American leader did not directly answer the question of whether the US would send troops to help Israel. "We have already helped Israel. We will defend Israel”, he said.