http://twitchy.com/dougp/2024/05/21/msnbcs-chris-hayes-among-those-baffled-by-predictable-report-about-what-happened-to-us-aid-to-gaza-n2396482
On Monday Reuters had a report about the U.S.-built floating pier near Gaza designed to facilitate delivering humanitarian assistance into that area. According to Reuters, much, if not all, of the aid wasn't ending up in the intended hands. The story wasn't surprising in the least.
Then, one day later, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed the veracity of the Reuters report, adding that the U.S. doesn't believe ANY of the aid sent has reached people in need in Gaza:
Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) ~ To date, over 569 metric tons of humanitarian assistance has been delivered across the temporary pier in Gaza, says @PentagonPresSec {Maj. General Patrick Ryder}.
That's over 627 standard tons.
Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) ~ Due to logistical issues in distributing the aid coming in through the pier, US, Israeli and UN officials are discussing "alternative routes" for the safe movement of staff and cargo, Ryder adds.
Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) ~ Wow: Ryder says "I do not believe" any of the aid that's been delivered through the pier has actually gotten to the people of Gaza.
The Biden White House oversaw the construction of a $300 million pier ostensibly designed to get aid to people in Gaza and it's apparently ended up being an operation supporting Hamas. That's according to a Pentagon spokesperson.
First of all, the cost of this temporary, floating pier was reportedly in excess of $320 million. $320 million dollars to build a temporary, floating pier???!!! What a bunch of morons! We need to see those invoices! Was there a $100 million consulting fee paid to someone in the Biden family? The American taxpayers are getting reamed by our corrupt, inept federal government.
So ... the Pentagon openly admits that tons and tons and tons and tons of aid is NOT getting through to the people of Gaza, eh? Therefore, the Biden administration flushed $320 million of American taxpayer funds down the toilet just to transfer wealth to Hamas. Dumb f**ks.
Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) ~ An estimated 569+ metric tons of humanitarian aid has been delivered to Gaza via the temporary pier. None of it has made it to the people of Gaza.
That's probably the most predictable thing in this history of predictable things, but lefty commentators such as MSNBC's Chris Hayes can't believe anybody was able to undermine Joe Biden's foreign policy genius:
Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) ~ Of course Chris Hayes is shocked by this ...
Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) ~[ He's supposed to be one of the smarter liberal pundits, and he's flabbergasted by something everyone saw coming a mile away.
"One of the smarter liberal pundits" ...
Is that really very surprising?
EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) ~ {Replying to @chrislhayes} Hamas is stealing it moron.
🐺 (@LeighWolf) ~ {Replying to @chrislhayes} {i]It is absolutely hilarious that you're shocked Biden's plan actually sucks.[/i]
You'd think that after 3.5 years of every Biden plan sucking that the Left wouldn't be surprised anymore when another "great" idea ends up sucking, and yet here we are.
Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) ~ {Replying to @chrislhayes} If you’re surprised by this, I have a bridge from Gaza to the West Bank to sell you.
MSNBC will probably end up trying to find a way to blame climate change and Trump for this.
Tim Murtaugh (@TimMurtaugh) ~ {Replying to @chrislhayes} To call Biden’s foreign policy decisions “moronic” would be an insult to morons.
Biden's been a disaster on all fronts.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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