The Biden administration in recent days quietly authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel despite Washington’s concerns about an anticipated military offensive in southern Gaza that could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians.

The new arms packages include more than 1,800 MK84 2,000-pound bombs and 500 MK82 500-pound bombs, according to Pentagon and State Department officials familiar with the matter. The 2,000 pound bombs have been linked to previous mass-casualty events throughout Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. These officials, like some others, spoke to The Washington Post on the condition of anonymity because recent authorizations have not been disclosed publicly.

The 2,000 pound bombs, capable of leveling city blocks and leaving craters in the earth 40 feet across and larger, are almost never used anymore by Western militaries in densely populated locations due to the risk of civilian casualties.

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  • archomrade [he/him]@midwest.socialEnglish
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    8 months ago

    That’s a terrible analogy, no wonder you don’t understand the point.

    There are 7 months until election day, and 7 months for Biden to decide if funding Israel’s genocide is worth beckoning Trump into the white house. Biden is a shit candidate, and we’ll need to deal with the fascists either way, but why should we be committing ourselves to voting for Biden when he needs our votes and he’s actively complicit in evil?

    In your analogy, does either path have time to change before you are forced to walk down it?