Two days ago there were reports that the US-built floating Gaza pier was damaged and broke loose during rough seas. This pier idea was a disaster waiting to happen from the beginning and now is another embarrassing Biden administration military disaster to add to the list.
The Pentagon announced a suspension of pier operations and admitted none of the aid delivered reached the Gazan civilian population – a total failure. Before moving on we should take a look at the state of the US military, because this Gaza pier boondoggle should have Americans outraged and demanding a serious shake-up in the Pentagon.
In April the ship transporting equipment to Gaza for this pier project had an engine fire and had to return to Jacksonville, FL Here’s a quote, “USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo (T-AK-3008) experienced a fire in its engine room on Thursday, April 11, while it was on its way to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea with equipment and personnel for the humanitarian efforts planned via a temporary pier in Gaza, a Navy spokesperson said in a statement to USNI News.” from a USNI article, Navy Transport With Equipment, Personnel for Gaza Pier Back Home After Engine Fire.
A week ago there were news reports of three US servicemembers being injured in Gaza pier operations, with non-combat related injuries, but one was in critical condition and being treated in an Israeli hospital. ABC News on May 23, 2024 reported:
“Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM deputy commander, didn’t provide specifics Thursday other than saying they were non-combat-related injuries and that two of the service members had returned to duty, while the third is receiving care at a local Israeli hospital.”
“A defense official told ABC News the third service member is in critical condition and was injured aboard the USNS Benavidez, a U.S. Navy cargo ship. A U.S. official said it involved a forklift accident.” https://abcnews.go.com/International/3-us-service-members-treated-injuries-related-pier-gaza/story?id=110519574
Here’s a FOX News headline from today: Former MSNBC anchor trashes Biden after $320M Gaza pier falls apart: ‘What a bloody s—show’.
Americans have a solid belief in the US military being invincible, but after over 20 years of endless deployments, we have a force that’s degraded. This October 2023 Stars and Stripes article, The US military has a readiness problem, states, “Training exercises are not preparing units for the realities of the modern battlefield, sustainment issues are keeping complex platforms out of action, and a high operational tempo driven by “forward presence” missions is pushing the joint force to a breaking point. Pentagon leadership might be loath to acknowledge it, but the military has a growing readiness problem on its hands.”
Granted over $300 million dollars thrown into this Gaza pier boondoggle is a drop in the bucket Mediterranean compared to watching Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg, try to explain how after spending $7.5 billion dollars on the green push, so far only a handful of EV chargers have actually been built (Pete Buttigieg Ridiculed for Joe Biden’s $7.5 Billion ‘Massive Failure’), but still this Gaza pier debacle still should not sink into the ocean of Biden failures that the media paddles past as fast as possible.
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