Posted on 04/25/2024 5:10:47 PM PDT by McGruff
The U.S. military has begun to build the long-awaited port and causeway off the coast of Gaza that will establish a maritime corridor to bring humanitarian aid into Gaza, the Pentagon said Thursday.
"I can confirm that U.S. military vessels, to include the USNS Benavidez, have begun to construct the initial stages of the temporary pier and causeway at sea," Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon's press secretary, told reporters, referring to the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS, system floating pier delivery system.
"We are aware of the significant interest in this important effort and will provide much more information in the very near future as we work alongside the international community to rush aid to the people of Gaza
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Oh, so you want to see some of our servicemen and women killed, eh?
I suppose there is no time when, during construction, that pier would be unoccupied. Eh?
It would be like The Berlin Airlift when the Nazis were still in power.
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