Par for the course ... moronic Democrats flush HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of taxpayer dollars down the toilet on yet another easily foreseeable boondoggle.
http://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/05/25/parts-of-bidens-gaza-pier-are-reportedly-floating-away-n2396597
When this editor first heard President Joe Biden was going to order the U.S. military to build a pier in Gaza, he thought it was a bad idea. But then we were assured that there would be no "boots on the ground" in Gaza: the $320 million temporary pier would be built by U.S. troops floating offshore. The finished project would be pushed into place and even more humanitarian aid for find its way into Hamas' possession.
As we've said, the Biden administration can get things done when it really wants to. The pier was to be built within two months, and just this week, aid started to be trucked in over the pier, where it was promptly stolen.
What's up with Biden's pier today? We don't know, but we're getting all sorts of news reports. According to AFP, four U.S. Army vessels have run aground near the pier.
AFP News Agency (@AFP) ~ #BREAKING Four US Army vessels run aground near Gaza pier: CENTCOM
11:56 AM · May 25, 2024
The best AFP can report is:
Meanwhile the US military said four of its vessels, supporting a temporary pier built to deliver aid to Gaza by sea, had run aground in heavy seas.
"No US personnel will enter Gaza. No injuries have been reported and the pier remains fully functional," a statement from US Central Command.
Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) ~ 🚨 GAZA: The American floating pier collapsed and drifted away due to bad weather. Wow, good construction ...
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1794298073533010004
Trey Yingst, foreign correspondent for Fox News, is on the ground and seems to give the best description of what we're seeing in the videos embedded above:
Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) ~ A U.S. army landing craft along with a piece of the floating Gaza pier are currently stuck on an Israeli beach.
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1794365082161569911
the_protagonist (@theoriginalpro9) ~ This entire operation is embarrassing and a complete fiasco.
Over $320 million dollars! Brandon is a buffoon and so is everyone in his administration.
Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) ~ A+ operations at the Gaza Pier of Pandering. Parts of it falling apart and washing up on the beach. Is this how those American troops got hurt? But, at least some of the aid got unloaded & put straight into the hands of Hamas.
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1794354174253273268
Well, that's what happens when toddlers were put in charge on January 20, 2021.
What's this? Troops got hurt, one critically? According to the New York Post, this happened just a couple days ago.
New York Post (@nypost) ~ U.S. service member critically injured, 2 other troops hurt at Gaza aid pier: report
http://trib.al/XBi7kuQ
"Three US service members were injured, one critically, while working on the Army’s Gaza aid pier on Thursday," reports the Post.
The controversial floating pier was announced by President Biden in March to facilitate humanitarian aid to millions in the Gaza strip during Israel’s ongoing military offensive in the enclave.
It’s estimated to cost about $320 million for its first 90 days after opening last Thursday and will be operated by about 1,000 U.S. service members — who Biden assured would not enter Gaza itself.
Amygator (@AmyA1A) ~ What a waste. Even in a workplace accident, not an attack, there’s no reason for our sons and daughters to be putting themselves out there in aid of Hamas.
But Biden really needs to shake off that "Genocide Joe" label if he wants those sweet Gen Z votes.
Here's President Biden just after the pier became operational:
President Biden (@POTUS) ~ Earlier today, the first shipments of humanitarian assistance arrived on the shores of Gaza through the multinational humanitarian pier thanks to the tireless work of @CENTCOM and our teams at @USAID and @StateDept.
Yeah, but Brandon isn't so chatty about the facts that all of the aid "delivered" has been stolen by Hamas and the $320 MILLION pier is falling apart.
Random Guy (@randomguyXVII) ~ Those floating piers are designed for temporary use in good weather. This was inevitable and one of the reasons this was a dumb idea in the first place.
Jason Barnes (@operative007) ~ No way we spent hundreds of millions on this. This can’t be true!
The Jaded Kitsune (@KitsuneJaded) ~ So glad we spent all that money on this.
Keez Nuts (@KeezNuts) ~ Another Biden disaster, at least the aid is being immediately seized by Hamas profiteers as it's offloaded from the pier.
SixPoundLine (@PeaGravelNed) ~
Biden lays another turd and it's off to the races for a diaper change.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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