Biden’s Gaza pier will be built in about 60 days says the Pentagon. However, they INSIST there will be no boots on the ground. Pinky swear.

As the world knows, Joe Biden, during his State of the Union scream-fest, announced his grandiose idea. There will be this amazingly AWESOME pier built in Gaza!

The United States has been leading international efforts to get more humanitarian assistance into Gaza. Tonight, I’m directing the U.S. military to lead an emergency mission to establish a temporary pier in the Mediterranean on the coast of Gaza that can receive large shipments carrying food, water, medicine, and temporary shelters.

No U.S. boots will be on the ground.

A temporary pier will enable a massive increase in the amount of humanitarian assistance getting into Gaza every day. (Applause.)

And Israel must also do its part. Israel must allow more aid into Gaza and ensure humanitarian workers aren’t caught in the crossfire. (Applause.)

And they’re announcing they’re going to — they’re going to ca- — have a crossing in Northern Gaza.

Except prior to that announcement, Biden also said that Israel has a right to go after the Hamas terrorists (which I know didn’t please The Squad), and then claimed it is ISRAEL’S responsibility to protect Gaza civilians. Yes, as we thought, he threw Israel under the bus. Thus this floating pier. 

Sounds like they have all this super dialed in right? Let’s take a closer look at this plan. 

The Navy will deploy the floating pier and causeway toward Gaza via ships, and soldiers and sailors will prepare them for use, Ryder said. Commercial vessels will be able to dock at the floating pier, where their cargo can be offloaded and reloaded onto smaller Navy logistics support vessels, he said.

Those Navy ships will then deliver the aid onto the causeway, where it will be loaded onto trucks that will drive it onto the beach in Gaza for delivery, Ryder said.

The aid will be driven into Gaza by vetted U.S. partners and not American troops, he said. The U.S. was in talks with partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and Israel about who would conduct those operations.

“The concept that is being planned involves the presence of U.S. military personnel on military vessels offshore but does not require U.S. military personnel to go ashore,” Ryder said.

It sounds perfectly streamlined doesn’t it? I mean, someone not named Joe has really thought out all the details. And, the Pentagon insists there won’t be boots on the ground. Except why the phrasing? Why explicitly explain that no one will be ‘required’ to go ashore. Frankly, that screams mission creep to me. 

Furthermore, does anyone REALLY have any faith in the Pentagon’s assurances given THEIR role in the Afghanistan debacle? I have very serious doubts on all this right now. BIG doubts. HUGE. 

Especially since this has now happened. 

CENTCOM now says it shot down 28 Houthi drones in dramatic escalation of attacks by Iranian proxy. This should be getting more attention. Huge flashpoint. If one of these drones/anti ship missiles sinks U.S. warship, U.S. will be at war with Iran. Major escalation would follow. https://t.co/NSBpVRJNCH

— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) March 9, 2024

With this grand Gaza plan swinging into action, we are going to have over 1,000 troops sitting on ships and building a floating pier. Prime targets for the Houthis and for Hamas! 

There are some serious challenges with this, and people are asking questions that likely Joe nor the Pentagon wants to answer. Such as:

Why not just use existing ports? Seems to make a lot more sense than trying to build one from scratch. But security for the Navy delivering supplies is still the greatest reason for NOT doing this. The USS Cole and the Beirut bombing of 1983 make suicide attacks a major risk. pic.twitter.com/uUhWHQvOzp

— John Bulkeley (@bulkeley_john) March 9, 2024

That’s a very very good question. And many people have been pointing out that this type of endeavor is highly reminiscent of Beirut. But starving people of Gaza! Seriously, why not use the existing ports and put up some sort of temporary off-load mechanism so that American boots won’t land on the ground? 

This guy, from what I’ve come to find out, is a leading authority on shipping operations and logistics. He points out the many flaws in Biden’s Gaza pier plan. It’s worth reading his thread entirely as Sal points out where all this equipment needs to come from, none of which is in the immediate vicinity to Gaza. 

6/3️⃣ Ships will have to be anchored off Gaza for a long time to offload. Who is coordinating their arrival.

4️⃣ The crews from @usarmy 7th Trans cannot live on the ferries, or go ashore…where do they live, eat and sleep?

5️⃣ How many causeway ferries will be allocated?

— Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) 🚢⚓🐪🚒🏴‍☠️ (@mercoglianos) March 8, 2024

He also points out this issue that, again, points to our military hanging out on the ocean as sitting ducks. You just know that the Houthis are salivating at the thought of going after our soldiers. 

Houthi militants, who occupy vast swaths of Yemen, have since November launched dozens of attacks on ships in the Red Sea in a show of solidarity with the militant group Hamas in its war with Israel. The attacks have significantly disrupted international shipping routes.

They’ve attacked several ships, sunk one, and continue their campaign of harassment via drone attacks. With very little repercussion or response from the U.S. and other forces. Some of the equipment needed for this port will HAVE to traverse the Red Sea. What could possibly go wrong? 

Yet, Joe Biden has promised us that everything will be fine and there will be no boots on the ground in Gaza. Do you believe him and the Pentagon? Does anyone really believe that this will be done in 60 days with ZERO problems or attacks? I sure as hell don’t. 

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