DOD Gives More Details On The Gaza Maritime Emergency Corridor Mission

As President Joe Biden announced in his State of the Union address Thursday night, the U.S. military is going to be deployed to construct a temporary pier so that relief ships can more quickly move aid to the Palestinian people. Biden assures us though, that there will be no boots on the ground in Gaza — the whole thing can be constructed offshore and put in place without any U.S. service member setting foot in Gaza. The Pentagon has released more details of this plan, which is called the. "Gaza maritime corridor emergency mission."

New details from DOD on the Gaza maritime corridor emergency mission: - Over 1,000 U.S. military personnel - Weeks to plan & execute (~60 days) - U.S. Army 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) from VA tasked - "Maintains the ability to provide unique capabilities from offshore without a U.S. military presence within Gaza" - U.S. Navy will not play a role because it doesn't require "combat capability" - Working with Military Sealift Command & logistics support vessels (LSV) involved; multiple ships "from across the world will come together" - JLOTS (joint logistics over the shore) operation confirmed; employed last year in Ex Talisman Sabre in Australia - Aid will be loaded from Cyprus ➙ floating pier ➙ LSVs (or barge) ➙ causeway ➙ ashore ➙ partners ➙ Gaza - Working with like-minded countries & partners, who will provide security & assistance on the ground - Sending out prepare to deploy orders (in process) - Provide up to 2 million meals/day - Under CENTCOM command.

It must be surreal to watch this from Tehran. You fund, arm, and train a terrorist army. You have it launch a war against Israel. It loses the war. And then America swoops in to pick up the pieces for you and your terrorist army. What are we doing? They have Biden's number. It's the same as Obama's. -- Let me get this straight. The President wants to use American taxpayer dollars to build a port in Gaza, and we won't even be getting back the six American hostages still being held there. I now understand the meaning of Two State Solution. The 2 states are Michigan & Minnesota. -- Why doesn’t Gaza already have a port? Why hasn't Hamas built a port with all of the aid money flowing in from around the globe? Yes because the issue is the inability to get enough supplies to the border of Palestine. #Genius Who exactly was US "negotiating" with when they received the pinky swear that the Palestinian guards will distribute to civilians instead of Hamas fighters?

If the U.S. military isn't getting involved, who's going to keep Hamas from stealing all the aid once it reaches the shore? Who's in charge of distributing it? Why do I think this is a recipe for disaster? What could go wrong with this? Am I the only one who remembers Lebanon Marine Barracks disaster? Beirut 2.0 -- What is the congressional authorization for this mission? It’s not intended to protect American forces or civilians, or to deter terrorists from ISIS or Al Queda; or conduct regime change in accordance with a U.N. resolution. Do folks even have a reason beyond Biden’s whim? There is nothing so permanent as a temporary government program.

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