The temporary pier that the U.S. military constructed and put in place to provide much-needed humanitarian aid for Gaza has broken apart in rough seas, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
The latest calamity to befall the pier endeavor punctuated a particularly grim several days in Gaza, where Israeli forces have ramped up attacks on the city of Rafah just two days after carrying out a deadly strike that killed dozens of people.
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Army engineers are working to put the pier back together and Defense Department officials hope that it “will be fully operational in just a little over a week,” she said.
For just $320 million what do you expect? If only Gaza weren’t surrounded by water on all sides. Then we could just truck aid in.
If only the United States military specialized in amphibious logistic vehicles…
Here is some fan fiction about what that might look like…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Craft_Air_Cushion
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship-to-Shore_Connector
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_amphibious_warfare_ships
But that would mean our sailors would be within shooting distance of Gaza!
That’s their job, go where the mission is.
But but there might be…
Danger!Hazardous Duty Pay!Nobody authorized that.