“It’s Only Temporary and Won’t Require US Boots in Gaza”

 Biden will announce tonight in his State of the Union the next phase of US involvement in the Mideast. The US will build a temporary ship docking pier in Gaza that will not require boots on the ground.

US to Build an Offshore Pier in Gaza

The Wall Street Journal notes Biden Seeks to Boost Emergency Aid to Gaza With Offshore Pier

President Biden is set to announce in his State of the Union speech Thursday that the U.S. military will install a temporary pier off the Gaza coast for cargo ships to unload food, water and other emergency supplies, boosting the direct American role in addressing the strip’s humanitarian crisis.

Biden directed the military to carry out the emergency project, aiming to ease food shortages and lack of shelter and medical services for Gaza’s 2.2 million residents, according to U.S. officials who briefed reporters ahead of Biden’s speech Thursday evening.

Once the pier is in place, aid shipments enabled by the U.S. and a coalition of partners and allies will flow to Gaza, initially from Cyprus, according to U.S. officials who briefed reporters ahead of Biden’s speech Thursday evening.

The forces that will be required to complete this mission are either already in the region or will begin to move there soon, they said. The mission, which is expected to last only temporarily, won’t require U.S. boots on the ground in Gaza, officials said.

“It certainly will be complex to work out, but I think the more avenues we have to get assistance in the more we will be able to reliably move it around within Gaza as well,” a U.S. official said.

Six Key Questions and Answers

Q: Has anyone defined temporary?
A: No

Q: Has anyone stated the costs?
A: No

Q: Does the US have an endgame?
A: No

Q: Is the US ignoring new illegal Israeli settlements on the West Bank?
A: Yes

Q: Is the Biden administration concealing weapons shipments to Israel despite huge differences with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s policy in Gaza and the west bank?
A: Yes

Q: Is Biden pressuring Congress for more “no strings attached” money for Israel despite huge differences with Netanyahu?
A: Yes

Biden is Hiding Weapons Shipments to Israel

Please note Biden is Hiding Weapons Shipments to Israel and Ignores Illegal West Bank Settlements

Weapons shipments that exceed a certain amount require notices to Congress. Biden’s solution is to make the shipments smaller and send hundreds more of them.

Please recall the “temporary” nature of US involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria.

Bonus Questions

Perhaps this seems different given that it’s humanitarian.

But is there any reason to believe or trust anything that we are doing or saying about costs, the temporary nature, and no boots on the ground?

How temporary is temporary?

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