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Biden announces 'emergency' US military mission to build pier off Gaza coast to deliver aid (abcnews.go.com)

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[–] authed@lemmy.ml 59 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Is he also going to stop shipping weapons to Israel? Otherwise it makes no fucking sense.

[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It's actually a brilliant economic play. Instead of only arming Isreal, we should just arm both sides and get that CASH.

[–] authed@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think they are giving/selling weapons to Gaza Strip.....

[–] Doods 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Pushing some agenda is the only benefit it ~~could get~~ is getting by supporting either side, they're both unprofitable; one's poor and the other only accepts weapon donations.

Edit: Getting oil from naval wells also makes some sense as an explanation.

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