WE BREAK WITH BIDEN:...On Helping Israel Wipe Palestine Off The Face Of The Earth...U.S.A. To Send Another $Billion In Weapons To Keep Killing Women And Children...There Has To Be A Better Solution...

 

By DUARDO PAZ-MARTINEZ

McALLEN, Texas |...The usual argument used against me on this topic is that, well, what does one missile cost, or what does one Iron Dome battery cost. In defense of Israel, we mean.

This past week, President Joe Biden approved the transfer of $1 billion in weaponry for Israel, as it perseveres in its effort to wipe Palestine off the face of the Earth.

We oppose any more military aid to the Israelis, as it is clear they have won the ongoing war - irrespective of what critics say about terrorists the world over never ones to sleep on attacks.

Our beef with president is that Israel keeps bombings (we supply them), Palestinian women and children keep dying and nothing is said about how far the war effort has cut into Hamas, the terrorist organization behind the Oct. 7 attack on Israeli settlers.

So far, the body count on the Palestinian side is in excess of 36,000.   

This excerpt from MotherJones.com: [. . . . After officials repeatedly warned that they would consider stopping the flow of weapons to Israel if it pressed forward with a ground invasion into Rafah, the Biden administration announced it would nonetheless attempt to send more than $1 billion in additional weapons to Israel, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday night, citing congressional officials.

The Journal reports that the latest package "includes the potential transfer of $700 million in tank ammunition, $500 million in tactical vehicles, and $60 million in mortar rounds." Congress will have to approve the latest package. ]

It's all relative, of course. War is not cheap.

A complete battery for that Iron Dome missile defense system we provide the Israelis costs an estimated $100 million to produce, while each interceptor costs up to around $50,000, according to a Center for Strategic and International Studies analysis. Israel reportedly has six batteries.

One billion dollars is 1,000 million.

Not exactly chump change.

And, really, for what - a complete and total annihilation of a peoples, many of them hardly political? The ceaseless wanton killing of women and children anywhere is criminal and grotesque. Israel is doing it with a certain glee we find disgusting.

Make no mistake, America: This is a U.S. military operation, if it's only American missiles and bombs being used. Oh, and keep in mind that Israel also gets another billion-plus-change in annual foreign aid.

We say enough is enough.

A fight, or war, between heavily-armed Israel and Third-World Palestine is no fair fight. Yes, Hamas get its rockets and weapons from Iran and that is nothing to ignore, but, really, this is like the Green Bay Packers taking on the Hidalgo High School Red Ants. No contest.

Lately, President Biden keeps cautioning Israeli right-wing Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu against continued ground assaults and has also complained about Israeli Defense Forces ordering Palestinian civilians away from planned bombing and then bombing the area they said would be safe.

This has gone on too long.

The U.S. risks being seen as the weapons and cash behind this assault.

My friends say that already is the case...

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