Biden on potential ground invasion of Gaza: U.S. & Israeli militaries discussing ‘alternatives’

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 19 October 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: President Biden is set to deliver an Oval Office speech on Israel and Ukraine Thursday night. Also, Biden meets with the families of victims and hostages while visiting Israel. And 22 GOP members vote against Jim Jordan for House speaker. Alon Pinkas, Rick Stengel, Rep. Eric Swalwell join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0	Now, it is time for the last word with Laurence O'Donnell.
0:03.4	Good evening, Laurence.
0:04.4	Good evening, Alex.
0:05.4	We're going to get into what might be the most important and possibly the most ignored
0:10.0	word present Biden said in Israel today, which is the word alternatives.
0:14.5	He's talking about alternatives to a ground invasion by Israel, so we'll try to figure
0:21.0	out what the president was working on in those alternatives that he says he discussed
0:26.3	with Israel.
0:27.3	And that is an important word to focus on at this hour in particular.
0:30.8	I will be watching.
0:31.8	Thanks a lot.
0:32.8	Thank you.
0:33.8	Well, tonight, on the way back from Israel, President Biden said, he understands why
0:39.5	some people might not be ready to believe that Israel had nothing to do with a missile
0:45.8	that struck a parking lot of a hospital in Gaza.
0:49.8	Mr. President, how about the hospital center people all over the region are upset about
0:54.5	the hospital and don't necessarily believe you or the Israelis that they didn't have
0:59.0	anything to do with it.
1:00.0	Do you have a message to people in the streets right now?
1:01.8	Well, I can understand why in this circumstance they wouldn't believe.
1:05.2	I can understand that.
1:07.7	But I would not notice I don't say things like that unless I have faith in the source
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