Biden administration said to approve transfer of over 2,000 bombs, 25 F-35s to Israel
www.timesofisrael.com
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That’s horrible:

"The United States in recent days authorized the transfer of billions of dollars worth of bombs and fighter jets to Israel even as it publicly expresses concerns about an anticipated military offensive in Rafah, The Washington Post reports.

Citing Pentagon and State Department officials, the American daily says the new arms package includes 1,800 MK-84 2,000-pound bombs and 500 MK-82 500-pound bombs, along with 25 F-35s that were initially approved as part of a larger package by Congress in 2008. Israel requested the third squadron of 25 F-35s last July, which when delivered will bring the total size of the fleet to 75.

Washington gives $3.8 billion in annual military assistance to Israel, its longtime ally. The US has been rushing air defenses and munitions to Israel as it fights against Hamas in Gaza, but some Democrats and Arab American groups have criticized the Biden administration’s steadfast support of Israel, and called for leveraging military aid.

“We have continued to support Israel’s right to defend itself,” a White House official tells The Washington Post. “Conditioning aid has not been our policy.”"

  • Houdini@lemmygrad.ml
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    7 months ago

    3,700,000,000 for the F-35s

    MK-84 bombs are unguided, yet we are told “they are doing everything they can to limit civilian casualties”, really? with unguided bomb? These are the larger, 2,000 lb variants as well, they cost 16k each.

    8,000,000 for those bombs.

    2,000,000 for the 500 lb bombs. All unguided, all to be dropped on civilians all at the will of the US government and her partner Israel.

    Let’s put it this way. For the cost of the jets and the bombs we just sent to be dropped on children, we could have put $16,000 in a fund for a quarter million American children so they could grow prosperous and have a bright future. But instead, the capitalist elites are profiting off denying children a future in the most cruel of ways.

    • supersolid_snake@lemmygrad.ml
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      7 months ago

      Let’s put it this way. For the cost of the jets and the bombs we just sent to be dropped on children, we could have put $16,000 in a fund for a quarter million American children so they could grow prosperous and have a bright future. But instead, the capitalist elites are profiting off denying children a future in the most cruel of ways.

      Yes, but then how do capitalists get the next generation of cheap labor?