Monday, January 12, 2009

Gaza War Isn't On the Other Side of the World: The U.S. is Right in the Middle


Many Americans believe that the Israel-Hamas war is on the other side of the world. But the U.S. is actually right in the middle of the war.

Specifically, the U.S. is seeking a ship to move "3,000-odd tons of ammunition" to Israel.

Supplying huge amounts of arms to one of side of a conflict means the U.S. is fighting for that side, because re-supply is an integral part of war.

And, as Phyllis Bennis notes that the U.S. is providing alot more than just ammunition:

"Israel's lethal attack ... on the Gaza Strip could not have happened without the active military support of the United States," charged Bennis, detailing the types of weapons -- such as F-16 fighter planes and Apache attack helicopters -- and the amount of military aid -- $3 billion a year -- Israel receives from Washington.

Of course, Congress has said Israel can do anything it wants, and America will support it.

The U.S. is now fighting 3 wars simultaneously: Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine.

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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2009 at 7:32 AM

    To call what the "Nazi Jews" are doing in Gaza/Palestine a "war" is to redefine what the word "is" is.

    They are following the same asymmetric tactics and strategies practiced by their master and enabler, the United States, who have ALWAYS targeted civilians specifically in war with the best precision weapons available (fire bombings throughout all of Germany in WWII, chemical bombings in Vietnam War, Laos and Cambodia, Christmas 1989 bombing of the poor Panamanians, etc., etc., etc.)

    What is happening in Gaza/Palestine is a disgrace to humanity, and has been for the past 60 years.

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