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Gaza ‘Floating Pier’ Completed by U.S., Connected to Shore by Israel
Breitbart ^ | 05/16/2024 | JOEL B. POLLAK

Posted on 05/16/2024 11:46:52 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

The “floating pier” built by the U.S. Navy off the coast of Gaza was completed on Thursday, and connected to the shore by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops.

President Joe Biden announced the port project in his State of the Union address in March to augment land routes to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. He promised that there would be no American “boots on the ground”; the U.S. is relying on the IDF to provide onshore security for the port. Today at approximately 7:40 a.m. (Gaza time) United States Central Command personnel supporting the humanitarian mission to deliver additional humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in need anchored a temporary pier to the beach in Gaza. As part of this effort, no U.S. troops… pic.twitter.com/048seMnkLJ

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) May 16, 2024

NBC reported Wednesday that the port would be completed and installed within a day. U.S. Central Command confirmed that there were no U.S. troops on the ground in Gaza, but did not indicate whether they had been in Israel.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Gaza; Government; Hamas; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: floatingpier; gaza; israel; shore
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Hamas fires rockets at the pier in 3,2,1
1 posted on 05/16/2024 11:46:52 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

When can we welcome our new Palestinian migrant neighbors in Des Moines?


2 posted on 05/16/2024 11:49:31 AM PDT by PGR88
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"Hamas fires rockets at the pier in 3,2,1"

I was going to ask how long before Hamas destroys it, or takes control of it. Either way, it likely won't be utilized for the purpose it was built. And how many politicians made money off its being built?

3 posted on 05/16/2024 11:49:48 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Too funny. The US Military did this every week in WWII. Surplus stuff.


4 posted on 05/16/2024 11:50:47 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Remind me the monetary cost again. Easier for the hamas-sholes to resupply. Durdeedur!


5 posted on 05/16/2024 11:51:14 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68534370

To help achieve that, the US has partnered with a little-known private firm, Fogbow, which is run by former military and intelligence officials.

https://www.bbc.com/weather/weather-watcher/38080814

The fogbow, also known as a white rainbow or ghost of a rainbow, is seen much more rarely.


6 posted on 05/16/2024 11:56:18 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Mark my words this will
Prove to be a disaster


7 posted on 05/16/2024 12:01:54 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (“Politicians are not born. They're excreted.” Marcus Tillius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: ChicagoConservative27

....and paid for by US TAXPAYERS!.............


8 posted on 05/16/2024 12:03:01 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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How much did the gaza floating pier cost?

According to the search results, the estimated cost of the floating pier is approximately $320 million..................


9 posted on 05/16/2024 12:04:20 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
10 posted on 05/16/2024 12:04:51 PM PDT by SJackson (There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them Churchill)
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

...kills US serviceman, starts everything off..


11 posted on 05/16/2024 12:05:25 PM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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To: blackdog

The huge concrete Mulberries that were built for D-Day were eventually sunk in the channel.


12 posted on 05/16/2024 12:07:12 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: mass55th

Hamas will take it over and use it for large boat raids into Israel proper to the north


13 posted on 05/16/2024 12:09:42 PM PDT by jpp113
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When can we welcome our new Palestinian migrant neighbors in Des Moines?

They're going to Palestine, OH...

14 posted on 05/16/2024 12:13:46 PM PDT by null and void (Everyone on all sides a conflict will be happy to lie to you, except our side, of course!)
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To: Red Badger

November 24, 1950 premier on Broadway of Guys and Dolls including the song The Oldest Established....

If the size of your bundle you want to increase
He’ll arrange that you go broke and quiet in peace
In a hideout provided by Nathan
Where there are no neighbors to squawk
It’s the oldest established permanent floating
Crap game in New York


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Floating Pier in Gaza.
Approximate cost $320 million.💸💸💸💸

Both represent a gamble of money.

Which will last longer?


15 posted on 05/16/2024 12:20:53 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: blackdog

Fedgov HATES America and Americans and treats us like step-children.


16 posted on 05/16/2024 12:25:38 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Perfect target. US military personnel killed a bonus for Hamas.


17 posted on 05/16/2024 12:30:13 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: Red Badger

Eh. “A trillion dollars here, a trillion dollars there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money...”


18 posted on 05/16/2024 12:31:40 PM PDT by rlmorel (In Today's Democrat America, The $5 Dollar Bill is the New $1 Dollar Bill.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Did HAMAS-held American hostages get released by HAMAS?


19 posted on 05/16/2024 12:37:52 PM PDT by Reno89519 (If Biden is mentally unfit to stand trial, he is mentally unfit to be president. He needs to resign.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Lord I never will forget that floating bridge.
Lord I never will forget that floating bridge.
They tell me five minutes time underwater I was hid.

I was going down and I throwed up my hands.
As I was going down I throwed up my hands.
As I was going down I throwed up my hands,
Saying, “Please Lord, take me on dry land.”

Well they carried me in the house and they laid me ‘cross the bed.
Well they carried me in the house, they laid me ‘cross the bed.
Well they carried me in the house, they laid me ‘cross the bed.
I couldn’t hear nothing but muddy water running ‘round my head.

Oh my mother often told me, “Quit playing a bum.”
My mother always told me, “Quit playing a bum.”
Lord, my mother always told me, “Son, quit playing a bum.
Go out somewhere and make a crumb.”
All the people on the bridge was screaming and crying.
Well all the people on the bridge was screaming and crying.
All the people on the bridge stood screaming and crying,
Saying, “Lord have mercy, wher’s we g’wine?”
Songwriters: John Adam Estes
For non-commercial use only.
Data from:Musixmatch
See more songs by Eric Clapton


20 posted on 05/16/2024 12:39:40 PM PDT by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum )
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