Four US Army vessels carrying about 100 American troops departed Virginia on Tuesday with equipment to build a temporary port on Gaza’s coast, AFP reported.
US officials say the idea of the port is to get more aid into Gaza, where the entire population is facing food shortages and children are starving to death. President Biden is taking the extreme measure instead of pressuring Israel to allow more aid into the Strip by cutting military assistance.
According to a report from The Jerusalem Post, the idea to build the port actually came from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who proposed it to Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in October. Under the US plan, the aid shipments will go through Cyprus and will be subject to Israeli inspection, meaning they can be turned away.
The port isn’t expected to be completed for 60 days, and many Palestinians could starve to death in that time. A total of 1,000 US troops will be deployed to build the pier, which puts them at risk of being targeted by Hamas.
“We expect the pier to be fully operational in approximately 60 days which will be able to facilitate the delivery of about 2 million meals per day,” Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said.
The Pentagon insists there will be no US “boots on the ground” but acknowledged the risk of them coming under attack, which would likely lead to a significant escalation in US involvement in Israel’s genocidal war.
When asked last week if the Pentagon was worried about Hamas firing on US troops, Ryder said, “Look, I mean, that’s certainly a risk, again, but if Hamas truly does care about the Palestinian people, then again, one would hope that this international mission to deliver aid to people who need it would be able to happen unhindered.”
Why does Israel allow this ship pier but not trucks to cross from Jordan? Rumor is that Israel sees this as a way to expel the starving Gazans to Europe and the USA, all humanitarian of course.
Bomb them mercilessly, then starve them all out. But please, don’t you dare call this “collective punishment” or “ethnic cleansing” or “War crimes” because that would be “anti-semitic”.
What a crock of shit the Biden administration is putting over on the American people.They have no intention of reigning in the Isrsaelies. Killing Arabs is good business,no morals involved here.
I smell another false flag…
War by way of deception. Hey, where have I heard that one before?
It is more of a smell than a heard,..
Israel will probably make sure Hamas will have a clear route to those U.S. builders.
And that those soldiers are building a pier doesn’t mean they aren’t combatants. They are part of the military that provides Israel with its weapons and planes and gives them air surveillance to hit targets. If those 1,000 U.S. soldiers are hit, that’s simply Hamas striking back legitimately according to the laws of war.
That’s probably Biden’s real aim as well. Aside from the fact that the pier is part of the plan to ship millions of Arabs to Western countries, where they will be part of the immigrant leftist culture and vote for the Left. Biden and Netanyahu want U.S. soldiers to be shot so they can use that for propaganda.
Lee Camp had a video showing truck after truck entering Gaza.. to build the pier. Why wasn’t there food onboard? If they can just roll in, what is the excuse for not bringing sustenance or medicine or anything worthwhile?
Of course this is rhetorical, we know they are full of shit.
Then Sanders and a couple of other senators dug up an old law where military aid is contingent upon providing humanitarian aid.
https://twitter.com/SenSanders/status/1767568964962439431
But what of it? Biden will ignore it or claim the air drops were enough, and who is going to arrest this Mofo for not following law? Or who will rescind their endorsement of the genocider in chief? Certainly not Sanders. And how can you call killing people while providing food “humanitarian” in the first place?
The USA/Israel has NO right to be on Palestinian Land and certainly not to build their Forts, to continue extermination of Palestinians. The UN needs to speak OUT against this Port, call it what it is, taking control of Palestinian Land. WHY are the Arab/Muslim countries allowing this FRAUD to happen? If providing food/aid to the Palestinians is important to the USA, then do it NOW, bring the trucks in, STOP arming the Genocidal Monsters in Israel NOW. The Israelis are NOT doing the work of a so called “Righteous God”, it is the work of Evil, Depravity, Greed and HATRED of all that is Good.
You know all the answers.
The port isn’t expected to be completed for 60 days, and many Palestinians could starve to death in that time.
Ya think? The absolute understatement of the year.
Hamas has a far greater justification for attacking Israel than the US had for any of their wars. Israel does not have a right to exist on land they stole from the Palestinians. If you vote Dem or Rep you are an accessory to murder.
You can’t be an accessory if your action, or inaction, has no impact, vote R, D or the Tooth Fairy and US Foreign Policy does not change. Don’t want to be an accessory to genocide – don’t pay your taxes 😉
MAKE APRIL 15th GENOCIDE RESISTANCE DAY
Yeah, and light yourself up on fire.
It’ll really really send a message.
Re read history but from neutral sources, please.
I think someone lied to you.
“The Pentagon insists there will be no US “boots on the ground”
And they’re lying…again. It’s precisely to support “boots on the ground” that the pier is being built. And guaranteeing that is why Gantz went to Washington.
Will the soldiers be given leave to visit Gaza? How will they deliver the food if they cannot go on shore? Or will the Israelis do the feeding?
Yes, they’ll definitely have leave.
Why would hamas bite the hand that is feeding them?
That would be really stupid and suicidal
Would you like to see US troops being attacked and killed by Palestinians?
Hamas is going to have a huge dilemma; protect the very US troops they hate from X attackers and allow food to flow in… or attack US troops themselves and starve their own people.
Given their bad judgement, I’ll go with the latter.
Heretical_i, a commentator at Moon of Alabama, picked up on this little bit:
How the US military plans to construct a pier and get food into Gaza
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68534370
And here’s the two honchos at Fogbow:
https://www.fogbow.com/team/
It’s definitely a preparation for a US military logistics effort. The company is obviously a CIA front.
An evil idea…! Starve as many Palestinians to death as possible and then ship the remaining somewhere else by the sea since Egypt doesn’t want refugees…!
So should they airdrop food?
Oh no,
They tried that already and A bundle burnt down allegedly killing 5 and we blamed the US.
Doesn’t matter what the US does or doesn’t do.
In the end, you US haters will find the way to blame the US no matter what.
They are proving that Gaza is an occupied land of apartheid because Israel decided what can be built or moved within the confines.
Hello, Hague?? Anybody home ?
The Palestinians have no say…
Gaza was an occupied land, now it’s just Killing Fields.
We (the US/NATO) will destroy your country while bring you aid.
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A common sense update on Global-Communism versus Sovereign Nations. March 14, 2024 edition:
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https://roninhardjan.substack.com/p/americas-shadow-government-behind
FLMFAO – Americas’ Genocide’s is getting better than an SNL skit – back when SNL was actually funny that is.
With Israel’s current genocidal preference Genocide by Starvation partner rep unrequited comic Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder tried to lighten the mood with a joke, ‘it’s Hamas that shouldn’t hinder aid delivery.’ For applause it needed a touch of Genocide Joe – some nonsensical alzheimer muttering and a pratfall.
I know, it’s like Russia, the country you support, suddenly decides to feed and help the very Ukrainian people they are committing genocide against.
Just like SNL when it was funny.
I suppose this is the best way to get US military boots on the ground in Gaza. Portray it as a benign humanitarian mission.